The Effect of Elemental Diet on Gastric Emptying

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postprocedural Delayed Gastric Emptying
• Interventions: Other: Elental

• Registration Number: NCT01467765
• Lead Sponsor: Showa Inan General Hospital

Brief Summary

In patients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) delayed gastric emptying has been speculated as a cause of aspiration pneumonia. Elemental diet may facilitate gastric emptying in PEG patients as compared with regular liquid enteral nutrients, resulting in the prevention of aspiration pneumonia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11
• Study First Submitted: 2011-11-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-11-05
• Study First Posted: 2011-11-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-04
• Study Completion: 2012-04
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy patients

Exclusion Criteria

• history of abdominal surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Elemental diet	Elental	-
Liquid nutrient	Elental	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of gastric emptying	Four hours (from 7:30 am to 11:30 am)	Two kinds of liquid test meals (Elemenal diet or regular liquid nutrient ) (200kcal/200ml) labeled with 100 mg(13C sodium acetate) are administered for 15 min and after that 13C breath test performed during the 4 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Showa Inan General Hospital; 🇯🇵 Komagane, Nagano, Japan