The Comparative Study of Elemental Diet and Regular Liquid Diet on Gastric Emptying in Patients With Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Showa Inan General Hospital1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentNovember 2011

ConditionsPostprocedural Delayed Gastric Emptying

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Postprocedural Delayed Gastric Emptying
Sponsor: Showa Inan General Hospital
Enrollment: 20
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Measurement of gastric emptying
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 13 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

November 2011

End Date

April 2012

Last Updated

13 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Showa Inan General Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Akira Horiuchi

Chief, Digestive Disease Center

Showa Inan General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy patients

Exclusion Criteria

•history of abdominal surgery

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Measurement of gastric emptying

Time Frame: 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