A Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Myasthenia Gravis

ProgenaBiome

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Myasthenia Gravis; Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04224506

PRG-039

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.

Full description

The goal of this Research Study is to better understand how the genetic information in subject's microbiome correlates to Myasthenia Gravis.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Signed informed consent, demonstrating that the patient understands the procedures required for the study and the purpose of the study

   a. May be signed by parent or legal guardian in the case of minor or adult unable to provide consent

2. Male or female of all ages.

3. Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis by a physician

Exclusion criteria

1. Refusal to sign informed consent form
2. History of bariatric surgery, total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis or proctocolectomy.
3. Postoperative stoma, ostomy, or ileoanal pouch
4. Participation in any experimental drug protocol within the past 12 weeks
5. Treatment with total parenteral nutrition

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group

Myasthenia Gravis

Description:

Patients who have been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention