- A Comparison of the Predominant Gut Flora in Patients with Relapsing- Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy Adults
Help us learn about the digestive system!
Healthy Children ages 4 to 18 years are needed for a research study at Massachusetts General Hospital looking at the intestines (gut) in multiple sclerosis
What are we studying?
• The digestive system (i.e. stomach, intestines, etc.) and the normal bacteria called flora found in the gut
• We want to see if there are differences in the normal flora between children who have multiple sclerosis and those that don’t
Who are we looking for?
• Healthy children and young adults age 4-18 years
• Children and young adults who have not been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and are not currently pregnant
What is involved in this study?
• Participation in this study is voluntary
• We will ask you to make 1 visit to the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children to explain the study to you or explain it to you at a regularly scheduled visit to the hospital
• We will ask you to give a blood sample
• We will also ask you to fill out a 1 page questionnaire about the things you eat
• We will send you home with a collection kit and instructions on how to collect a stool sample at home
• You will then send the stool sample back to us using pre-paid FedEx supplies that we will provide.
• We may ask you for up to 4 additional stool samples over the next year.
What do you get?
• We will give you a $50 gift card once we receive your stool sample.
• There is no direct benefit to you for enrolling. It may help us better understand multiple sclerosis and the normal flora found in the intestines.
If you are interested in participating or have questions about this study, please contact Natalie Baruch, CRC at 617-643-3745.
Healthy Children ages 4 to 18 years are needed for a research study at Massachusetts General Hospital looking at the intestines (gut) in multiple sclerosis
What are we studying?
• The digestive system (i.e. stomach, intestines, etc.) and the normal bacteria called flora found in the gut
• We want to see if there are differences in the normal flora between children who have multiple sclerosis and those that don’t
Who are we looking for?
• Healthy children and young adults age 4-18 years
• Children and young adults who have not been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and are not currently pregnant
What is involved in this study?
• Participation in this study is voluntary
• We will ask you to make 1 visit to the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children to explain the study to you or explain it to you at a regularly scheduled visit to the hospital
• We will ask you to give a blood sample
• We will also ask you to fill out a 1 page questionnaire about the things you eat
• We will send you home with a collection kit and instructions on how to collect a stool sample at home
• You will then send the stool sample back to us using pre-paid FedEx supplies that we will provide.
• We may ask you for up to 4 additional stool samples over the next year.
What do you get?
• We will give you a $50 gift card once we receive your stool sample.
• There is no direct benefit to you for enrolling. It may help us better understand multiple sclerosis and the normal flora found in the intestines.
If you are interested in participating or have questions about this study, please contact Natalie Baruch, CRC at 617-643-3745.
Institution – MGH - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Principal Investigator – Tanuja Chitnis, MD
Enrollment Information
For further information about enrolling a patient in this trial, contact the person below.
Name – Natalie Baruch, CRC
Email – nbaruch@partners.org
Phone – 617-643-3745
