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Healthy volunteers needed to donate stool for gut science

NCT ID NCT02653001

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Quadram Institute Bioscience Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study asks 20 healthy adults living near Norwich Research Park to donate stool samples. Researchers will use the samples in a lab model of the colon to study gut bacteria and how they relate to health. No treatment or medication is involved—only sample collection for research purposes.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 20 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2015

Expected to finish

May 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Live or work within 10 miles of the Norwich Research Park. * Having a normal bowel habit; assessed as regular defecation between 3 times a day and 3 times a week, with a form similar to 3-5 on the Bristol Stool Chart. * Do not have any diagnosed chronic gastrointestinal health problem, such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, or coeliac disease. Exclusion Criteria: This will depend on individual experiments but in most cases samples will not be collected from individuals: * who have used antibiotics or probiotics in the last 2 months. * who are pregnant or breast feeding. * who have recently used other medications or food supplements (considered on a study-specific basis). * who have recently had an operation requiring general anaesthetic. * who have had a gastrointestinal upset, such as vomiting or diarrhoea within the last 72hrs.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Quadram Institute Bioscience

    Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UA, United Kingdom