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Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid One (TRPV1) Receptor Expression in Children With Retrosternal Pain
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Medical College of Wisconsin, May 2008
Sponsored by: Medical College of Wisconsin
Information provided by: Medical College of Wisconsin
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00677378
  Purpose

We would like to evaluate the changes in nerve innervation and TRPV1 receptor expression along with microscopic changes associated with heart burn and abdominal pain


Condition
Epigastric Pain
Retrosternal Pain
Esophagitis
Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Drug Information available for: Nerve growth factor Tyrosine Capsaicin
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Case Control, Prospective
Official Title: Capsaicin-Sensitive Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid One (TRPV1) and Tyrosine Kinase (TrkA) Receptor Expression in Children With Retrosternal Pain

Further study details as provided by Medical College of Wisconsin:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To characterize the TRPV1 expression in the esophageal mucosa of children with esophagitis and to correlate the TRPV1 expression with severity of mucosal inflammation and microscopic changes. [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples Without DNA

Biospecimen Description:

We are collecting a single mucosal biopsy during an endoscopy procedure.


Estimated Enrollment: 81
Study Start Date: April 2006
Estimated Primary Completion Date: April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
EXP
Children undergoing an endoscopy for retrosternal chest pain, epigastric pain, regurgitation, heart burn or dyspepsia.
CON
Children undergoing an endoscopy for reasons not stated in the experimental group condition (i.e. celiac disease, rectal bleeding, polyps, weight loss, malabsorption).

Detailed Description:

Approximately 5% of children between 10-17 years of age report symptoms of heart burn, epigastric pain or regurgitation. This study will evaluate the changes in nerve innervation and TRPV1 receptor expression in children having upper endoscopy for evaluation of heart burn and abdominal pain.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   5 Years to 17 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Children undergoing an endoscopy procedure for gastrointestinal symptoms and chest pain or reasons other than those listed in the exclusion criteria.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Retrosternal and/or epigastric pain and esophagitis
  • Retrosternal and/or epigastric pain but no macroscopic or microscopic esophagitis
  • Gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, regurgitation, rumination, vomiting, feeding aversion, non-organic failure to thrive, celiac disease with no macroscopic or microscopic esophageal inflammation
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00677378

Contacts
Contact: Manu Sood, MD 414-266-3690 msood@mcw.edu
Contact: Muhammad Altaf, MD 414-266-3690 maltaf@mcw.edu

Locations
United States, Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin Recruiting
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Contact: Manu Sood, MD     414-266-3690     msood@mcw.edu    
Contact: Muhammad Altaf, MD     414-266-3690     maltaf@mcw.edu    
Sub-Investigator: Paula North, MD, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Muhammad Altaf, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Colin Rudolph, MD, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Banani Banerjee, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Adrian Miranda, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Jyoti Sengupta, PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical College of Wisconsin
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Manu Sood, MD Medical College of Wisconsin
  More Information

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Responsible Party: Medical College of Wisconsin ( Manu Sood/Principal Investigator )
Study ID Numbers: CHW 06/34
Study First Received: May 9, 2008
Last Updated: June 12, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00677378  
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Medical College of Wisconsin:
TRPV1
Nerve growth factor
Capsaicin
TrkA
Retrosternal pain
Epigastric pain
Esophagitis
Gastrointestinal symptoms

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Esophagitis
Digestive System Diseases
Esophageal disorder
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Pain
Esophageal Diseases
Gastroenteritis
Capsaicin

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009