4 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
This study is used by the Digestive Diseases Branch to evaluate patients with suspected abnormalities in the secretion of gastric acid. The level of gastric acid is measured by analyzing the gastric juices of each individual patient. The gastric acid sample is obtained by a procedure known as nasogastric suctioning, where a thin plastic tube is passed from the nose to the stomach. Depending on the patient's present condition further diagnostic testing may be required to achieve a diagnosis.
To determine B12 bioavailability from 14C-B12 fortified bread in healthy subjects and in subjects with proton pump inhibitor induced achlorhydria.
The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of omeprazole on intestinal calcium absorption in postmenopausal women.
The study proposes to test whether chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori protects individuals from symptomatic infection with enteropathogenic E. coli. The study will also evaluate the effect of gastric acidity in this relationship.