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Enteral Nutrition Infusion Rate and Gastric Function

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Device: VIPUN Balloon Catheter
Registration Number
NCT03664570
Lead Sponsor
Prof Dr Jan Tack
Brief Summary

A complex neurohumoral feedback mechanism regulates gastric emptying of enteral nutrition through changes in gastric motility. In this investigation, we aim to investigate the impact of different infusion rates of enteral nutrition on gastric motility, gastric emptying rate, epigastric symptoms and satiation.

Additionally, magnetic resonance imaging will be used to validate an extended 13C-octanoate breath test for gastric emptying of a liquid test meal that is infused over 2 hours. Furthermore, the reliability of a manual position check of the VIPUN Balloon catheter will be confirmed with radiographic imaging. Finally, the data will be used for the data driven optimization of the VIPUN MI algorithm.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
19
Inclusion Criteria
  • Signed Informed Consent
  • At least 18 years old
  • BMI between and including 18 and 30
  • Understand and able to read Dutch
  • In good health on the basis of medical history
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential are willing to use adequate contraception
  • Refrains from herbal, vitamin and other dietary supplements on the day of the visits
Exclusion Criteria
  • Dyspeptic symptoms (assessed with PAGI-SYM questionnaire)
  • Using any medication that might affect gastric function or visceral sensitivity
  • Known / suspected current use of illicit drugs
  • Known psychiatric or neurological illness
  • Any gastrointestinal surgery that could influence normal gastric function in the opinion of the investigator
  • History of heart or vascular diseases like irregular heartbeats, angina or heart attack
  • Nasopharyngeal surgery in the last 30 days
  • History of thermal or chemical injury to upper respiratory tract or esophagus
  • Current esophageal or nasopharyngeal obstruction
  • Known coagulopathy
  • Known esophageal varices
  • Metal or other MRI incompatible implants
  • Contra-indications for MR (checked by MR safety questionnaire)
  • Pregnancy
  • Claustrophobia
  • Have a known allergy or intolerance to cow milk, soy, saccharose or any other ingredient of Isosource Standard.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Condition BVIPUN Balloon Catheter* Infusion rate = 75 ml/h * Magnetic resonance imaging * VIPUN Balloon Catheter * 13C-Octanoate Breath Test
Condition CVIPUN Balloon Catheter* Infusion rate = 250 ml/h * Magnetic resonance imaging * VIPUN Balloon Catheter * 13C-Octanoate Breath Testt
Condition AVIPUN Balloon Catheter* Infusion rate = 25 ml/h * Radiography: confirmation balloon position * VIPUN Balloon Catheter * 13C-Octanoate Breath Test o
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Motility8 hour

Motility index (MI) measured with the VIPUN Balloon Catheter.

Gastric emptying rate (13C-Octanoate Breath Test)8 hour

Gastric emptying rate of liquid test meal, measured with 13C-Octanoate Breath Test.

Gastric emptying rate (Magnetic resonance imaging)Conditions B and C: 4 hour.

Gastric emptying rate of liquid test meal, measured with magnetic resonance imaging

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility VIPUN Balloon Catheter related proceduresTrough study completion, from Visit 1 until completion of Visit 3, on average 3 weeks

Success rate of completing the procedure (placement and removal VIPUN Balloon Catheter

Reliability manual position checkOnce for each subject (during Condition A only): Position of the inflated balloon is judged on the thorax Rx (t<0) prior to start motility recording (= reference time point, t=0).

Success rate (pass/fail) (reliability) of the manual position check of the VIPUN balloon catheter

Safety profile VIPUN Balloon CatheterTrough study completion, from Visit 1 until completion of Visit 3, on average 3 weeks

Incidence, frequency, severity, seriousness and relatedness of AE's

Satiation6 hour

Subjective satiation score at a 30-minute interval. Visual Analogue Scale (100 mm, 0=absent, 100= maximal sensation).

Position catheter at t=480.During Condition A only: at t=480 minutes (after cessation motility recording).

Qualitative assessment of the migration of the catheter over the course of the study procedures.

Epigastric symptoms6 hours

Subjective epigastric symptom scores at a 30-minute interval. 3 Visual Analogue Scales (100 mm, 0=absent, 100= maximal sensation). Scale 1: Nausea, Scale 2: Bloating, Scale 3: Pain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven

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Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

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