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Gastric behavior and gastric emptying of human milk and infant formula

Completed
Conditions
Fysiologie
Difference in gastric behavior between human milk and infant formula
Registration Number
NL-OMON46355
Lead Sponsor
Wageningen Universiteit
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria

Female
Lactating
Given birth at least 4 weeks ago
Given birth to a single child, no twins
Being healthy (self-reported)
Non-smoking
Having given written informed consent
Need to be willing to receive information about incidental findings of pathology

Exclusion Criteria

Lactating for more than 1 year
Bovine milk allergy or intolerance (self-reported)
Lactose intolerance (self-reported)
Gastric disorders or regular gastric complaints, heart burn for example
Use of proton pump inhibitors or other medication which alters the normal functioning of the stomach
Smoking
Inability to comfortably produce an additional 225 mL of milk
Having a contra-indication to MRI scanning

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Gastric content in mL over time and half gastric emptying time (t50)<br /><br>mL of the individual layers within the stomach and the time when they are<br /><br>observed.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The participants will be asked to rate their sense of fullness, bloating and<br /><br>nausea from 0 to a 100.</p><br>
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