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Early Liver Disease Breath Detection
Sponsor: Owlstone Ltd
Summary
The Early Liver Disease Breath Detection Study is a cross-sectional study where subjects with advanced liver fibrosis will ingest a mixture of food-grade compounds (known as Exogenous Volatile Organic Compound or EVOCs) in the form of an emulsion and then provide multiple breath samples. These EVOCs can be measured on exhaled breath and it has been found that liver diseases can affect the way EVOCs are processed in the body. The objective is to identify if changes in the way these EVOCs are processed in the body can have the potential to diagnose early stage liver diseases for these subjects. Subjects with fibro-scan confirmed fibrosis will be recruited from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) by local research staff, they will be invited to take part in the study at a dedicated clinic at OneNorwich Practises a clinic based in Norwich City Centre. They will be asked to fast overnight then provide a baseline breath sample, before ingesting the food-grade EVOCs emulsion and then providing additional breath samples at subsequent time points up to 90 minutes post ingestion.
Official title: Breath Detection of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)-Induced Metabolic Alterations Using Food Flavors.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1
Start Date
2024-05-21
Completion Date
2024-12-12
Last Updated
2026-07-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
EVOCs emulsion
Continuous breath sampling directly into SIFT-MS equipment. The instrument is equipped with a mouthpiece connected to the SIFT inlet where the subject blows in and the breath is analyzed in real-time
Locations (1)
North Norfolk Primary Care
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom