Adrenergic Cholinergic Enteric Measures/Mapping
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Registration Number
- NCT04013282
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Louisville
- Brief Summary
Patients seen who had autonomic and enteric profiling (Adrenergic, Cholinergic, Enteric Measures/Mapping=ACEM_ from 2012-2019 at the University of Louisville.
- Detailed Description
1. Patients seen who had autonomic and enteric profiling (Adrenergic Cholinergic Enteric Measures/Mapping=ACEM) from 2012-2019 at the U of Louisville.
2. Results of the physiologic measures of ACEM had the results recorded.
3. ACEM is compared to standardized gastric emptying values as the primary measure.
4. ACEM is also compared to metabolic measures of weight, height and thus BMI as a secondary measure.
5. ACEM is aloes compared with standardized gastrointestinal symptoms by a traditional patient recorded outcome as another secondary measure.
Other sites may be added if they have identical IRB and/or data sharing agreements with the University of Louisville.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500
- Patients with the symptoms suggestive of autonomic and/or enteric disorders.
- Anatomic obstruction of the GI tract
- Pregnancy
- Inability of patient or guardian to sign informed consent, if needed
- Psychiatric disorders precluding assessment and treatment of the patient's GI condition.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body Mass Index 10 years We calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) using the following formula:
weight (kg) / \[height (m)\] squared
BMI is weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Louisville
🇺🇸Louisville, Kentucky, United States