Metabolic and metagenomic profiling in the characterisation of IBD

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Refining the use of metabolic and metagenomic profiling in the diagnosis and characterisation of inflammatory bowel disease.

• IRAS ID

  176871

• Contact name

  TR Orchard

• Contact email

  t.orchard@imperial.ac.uk

• Duration of Study in the UK

  10 years, 5 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Our research will focus on looking at the end products of cellular processes and bacteria composition in urine, stool, blood and tissue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. This will enable us to ascertain the relationship between the gut bacteria and inflammatory bowel disease and give us further insights into the disease processes in inflammatory bowel disease.

• REC name

  London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/LO/0801

• Date of REC Opinion

  13 Jul 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion