Table 4 SOPs used by the US pancreatitis consortia studies for stool samples
From: The emerging landscape of biorepositories among pancreatitis consortia studies in the US
Study | Collection timepoint(s) | Maximum time before freezing (days) | Type of collection device | Transportation conditions | Samples sent to central NIH repository? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SVI | during ERCP (at time of digital rectal exam/indomethacin administration) | “immediately” | none | ship on dry ice | yes |
PROCEED | at home | 14 | OMNIgene-GUT (microbial DNA) | ship at ambient temperature (from home to clinical center and clinical center to central repository) | yes |
INSPPIRE 2 | at home | 14 | OMNIgene-GUT (microbial DNA) | ship at ambient temperature (from home to clinical center and clinical center to central repository) | yes |
DREAM | at home (during enrollment and at 3- and 12-month follow-up visits) | • 14 (for OMNIgene-GUT) • 7 presumed(for OMNImet-GUT) | • OMNIgene-GUT (microbial DNA) • OMNImet-GUT (metabolomics) | ship at ambient temperature (from home to clinical center and clinical center to central repository) | no |
