Effect of Helicobacter Pylori on the Availability of Vitamin E and C

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study argues that H.pylori infection, by increasing the production of reactive oxygen species, increases the utilization of dietary antioxidants(Vit E and Vit C) that serve in quenching the free radicals, thus decreasing their serum levels and confounding their protective effect against gastric cancer.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Toronto
• Collaborator: CCERN: canadian cancer etiology research network
• Treatments: Ascorbic Acid; Vitamin E; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult , age 18-45

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Smoking

2. Body mass index below 18 or above 25.

3. Previous treatment for H.pylori infection

4. Partial or total gastrectomy

5. History of gastritis

6. Currently taking antioxidants supplementation

7. Training in an athletic team.

8. Drinking more than 3 servings of alcohol/day