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Clinical Trials/NCT03500887
NCT03500887CompletedNot Applicable

A Pilot Study to Investigate Whether Intragastric Pressure During Food Intake Can be Measured Using an Intragastric Bag in Healthy Volunteers

Prof Dr Jan Tack1 site in 1 country6 target enrollmentStarted: November 1, 2015Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
6
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Intragastric pressure during food intake

Study Overview

Brief Summary

In this pilot study the investigators test the hypothesis that gastric motility can be measured with an intragastric balloon.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Crossover
Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • They are between 18-60 years old.
  • Male and female.
  • Patients must provide witnessed written informed consent prior to any study procedures being performed.

Exclusion Criteria

  • They are older than 60 years old.
  • Have severely decreased kidney function.
  • Have severely decreased liver function.
  • Have severe heart disease, for example a history of irregular heartbeats, angina or heart attack.
  • Have severe lung disease.
  • Have severe psychiatric illness or neurological illness.
  • Have any gastrointestinal disease.
  • Have any dyspeptic symptoms.
  • Women that are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Arms & Interventions

1. Bag inflated so that intrabagpressure increases with 2 mmHg

Other

Intervention: intragastric bag (Device)

2. Bag inflated to ¾ volume of 1

Other

Intervention: intragastric bag (Device)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Intragastric pressure during food intake

Time Frame: max 3 hours

The intragastric pressure determined with the manometer and the intragastric bag will be compare before, during and after nutrient drink infusion.

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
Prof Dr Jan Tack
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor Investigator
Principal Investigator

Prof Dr Jan Tack

Prof.

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Study Sites (1)

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