Fecal Microbium Change in Pediatric Patients With Spina Bifida: Prospective Case-control Study

NCT ID: NCT04186130

Last Updated: 2019-12-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-13

Study Completion Date

2021-11-30

Brief Summary

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Purpose: In order to verify the hypothesis that the composition of intestinal microbiota in children with spina bifida is different from that of normal control, prospective comparative analysis would be performed.

Background of the study:

Spina bifida is a congenital neurological disorder, causing neurogenic bowel. It has been known that the intestinal microbiota in spinal cord injury patient was different than that of control. Changes in intestinal motility, mucous secretion, immune surveillance, and epithelial barrier permeability are possible causes of this change. As spina bifida is also related with neurogenic bowel, the investigators hypothesized that the intestinal microbiota in spina bifida is different from that of normal control.

Patients total 30 patients and 10 controls Inclusion for patients

Patients who meet following conditions:

1\) Children over 3 years old and under 12 years old who have been diagnosed with spinal bifida with spinal MRI Exclusion for patients and controls

1\) Children with known inflammatory bowel disease or cloacal anomaly

Statistical analysis Statistical processing for fecal samples is aimed at alpha or beta diversity using bioinformatics, and the Kruskal-Wallis test is used to compare similarities or differences between each fecal sample. Prior to statistical analysis, the relative abundance of the detected microorganisms is analyzed first, and microorganisms having a distribution less than 0.1% are excluded from the analysis, and the remaining microorganisms are analyzed in the 'genus' step.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Spina Bifida

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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SB

Children over 3 years old and under 12 years old who have been diagnosed with spinal bifida with spinal MRI. They should not have known inflammatory bowel disease or cloacal anomaly

No interventions assigned to this group

Control

Children over 3 years old and under 12 years without known inflammatory bowel disease or cloacal anomaly

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 1\. Children aged 3-12 years, diagnosed with spina bifida in spinal MRI.

Exclusion Criteria

* 1\. The patient has an inflammatory intestinal disease known in the colon or has a cloacal anomaly.
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Yonsei University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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4-2018-0904

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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