Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Code:

NCT00576264

Conditions

Intra-abdominal Surgery

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this research study is to determine the genotype (genetic composition) and phenotype (physical appearance) of cells derived from the abdominal cavity to determine whether stem cells are present.

Conditions

Intra-abdominal Surgery

Study ID

NCT00576264

Start date

Apr, 2007

Status verified date

Dec, 2007

Completion date

Feb, 2012

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 20-60 years old
2. Male or females who are scheduled to undergo elective abdomen surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Minors
2. Pregnant women
3. Known personal or family history of genetic disorders
4. Known history of malignancy
5. Known history of advanced liver or renal disease
6. HIV Positive: only patients who have tested negative during routine testing of their donated blood prior to surgery will be included in the study.
7. Hepatitis B and C positive
8. Scheduled to undergo lap banding

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

Contacts

Colleen Sam, DO

samc@cshs.org

Principal Investigator:

Prediman K Shah, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Last update posted

Jun 27, 2011

Last verified

Dec, 2007

Keywords

  • open abdominal surgery
  • abdominal laparoscopic surgery
  • peritoneal stem cells
  • patients scheduled for any type of elective intra-abdominal surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with designated surgeons

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on 2011-06-27.