Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02884024
Effects of Weight on Inflammation and Colon Cancer Risk
Study on the Effects of Weight on Inflammation and Colon Cancer Risk
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 43 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Tufts University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 40 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
An observational study designed to compare colonic cytokine concentrations in lean versus obese individuals
Detailed description
An observational study was performed on 43 individuals undergoing routine screening colonoscopy, some of whom were lean and some who were obese. They had weight, height, and waist-hip ratio measured at the time of colonoscopy and had additional colonic biopsies to measure colonic cytokines.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | no intervention | there is no intervention in this study |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-02-01
- Completion
- 2013-02-01
- First posted
- 2016-08-30
- Last updated
- 2016-08-30
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02884024. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.