The clinical value of measuring gastric emptying in children with a severe generalized cerebral palsy
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Delayed gastric emptying10003018
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Severe motor disability (GFMCS level of 4 or 5)
Mild to severe mental handicap (IQ of 55 or less)
Age 1-18 yrs
Exclusion Criteria
Not being able to stop medication that influences gastric emptying
Not being able to drink the testmeal (milk) due to swallowing problems without a gastrostomy present.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary study parameter is how often DGE of liquids occurs in SMID<br /><br>children.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Reproducibility of the measurement will be studied in 10 children. Differences<br /><br>in GE in children with and without GORD and with and without a gastrostomy are<br /><br>also studied.</p><br>