The Effect of Oxytocin on the Gastric Emptying

Early Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Postprocedural Delayed Gastric Emptying
• Interventions: Drug: oxytocin

• Registration Number: NCT00776360
• Lead Sponsor: Skane University Hospital

Brief Summary

The investigators are going to examine whether oxytocin has a prokinetic effect on gastric emptying in patients suffering from gastro paresis. Oxytocin infusion will be compared with sodium chloride infusion.

Detailed Description

The investigators are going to examine whether oxytocin has a prokinetic effect on gastric emptying in patients suffering from gastro paresis. Oxytocin infusion will be compared with sodium chloride infusion.The gastric emptying is estimade by sitntigraphy during 70 minutes, and performed twicw. Once with saline and once with oxytocin.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-20
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-21
• Study Start: 2008-12
• Primary Completion: 2009-12
• Study Completion: 2009-12
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• Gastroparesis in diabetics

Exclusion Criteria

• Treatment with other prokinetics, other severe organic or psychological diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
oxytocin	oxytocin	sodium chloride is given to study gastric emptying rate
oxytocin, gastric emptying	oxytocin	Oxytocin is given to study the gastric emptying rate

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To examine whether oxytocin improves gastric emptying in gastroparesis	dec 2008-dec 22009