NCT01119820

Tissue Donation for Myoblast Culture

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Irvine · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Analyze human skeletal muscle and learn more about the ability of adult muscle to produce myoblasts (young muscle cells).

Detailed description

Study the ability of healthy human skeletal muscle to produce myoblasts, and to determine how many cells would be needed to regenerate a certain section of injured muscle. As part of this research, we hope to gain a better understanding of the effect of age on muscle and how normal skeletal muscle can regenerate itself by producing myoblasts. The information gathered from this study will be specifically used in future research for treating Anal Incontinence.

Conditions

• Observe in Vitro Characteristics of Muscle Tissue
• Elective Obstetric or Gynecologic Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Tissue Donation	Females over 18 who are scheduled to undergo elective surgery will have discarded tissue collected.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-10-01
• Primary completion: 2010-02-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2010-05-10
• Last updated: 2019-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States