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prebiotic for Mercury Poisoning

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by University of Rochester

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 2.5 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study whether gut bacteria can help process methylmercury, a type of mercury found in fish. The results could help determine whether mercury in fish is harmful to human health.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 2.5 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~2.5 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2.5 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Mercury Elimination Rate After Pre-biotic

Mercury Elimination Rate Before Pre-biotic

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Mercury Metabolism Ratio

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: All ParticipantsExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

All participant will eat 6 meals of tuna fish. All participants will take a prebiotic dietary supplement.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

prebiotic

2019

N/A

~40

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institutes of Health (NIH)NIH

2,696 Previous Clinical Trials

6,952,543 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)NIH

284 Previous Clinical Trials

1,232,701 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Mercury Poisoning

280 Patients Enrolled for Mercury Poisoning

University of RochesterLead Sponsor

836 Previous Clinical Trials

518,057 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does the eligibility criteria for this study extend to individuals of 18 years or older?

"As dictated by the inclusion criteria for this medical trial, participants must be of an age between 18 and 80 years old."

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Is this trial presently accepting participants?

"Per clinicaltrials.gov, this particular medical research is not presently recruiting patients; the trial was posted on October 1st 2019 and revised lastly on October 7th 2022. However, there are currently one other trials that are actively accepting participants."

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Is it possible to join this research endeavor?

"To partake in this clinical trial, participants must possess a mercury-toxicology and be between 18 to 80 years old. 36 individuals are required for the study."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Mercury Metabolism by Bacteria in Humans

Matthew Rand 2019. "Mercury Metabolism by Bacteria in Humans". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04060212.