Chewing Gum and Gastric Emptying of Water

Lionel Bouvet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Comparison of Gastric Emptying Rate of Water When Chewing Gum or Not

Treatments: Behavioral: 1 chewing gum over 45 minutes

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02673307

L15-206 (Other Identifier)

2016-A00009-42

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this prospective cross over study was to compare the gastric emptying of 250 ml water in fasting volunteers, in two situations : without chewing gum or while chewing gum during 45 min

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA 1 or 2 volunteers

Exclusion criteria

• digestive diseases, gastroparesis
• Smokers
• Pregnancy
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Medication affecting gastric motility
• Previous gastrointestinal surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Controle

No Intervention group

Description:

The volunteer does not chew gum during the study period

Chewing gum

Experimental group

Description:

The volunteer chews gum during the first 45 min after ingestion of 250 ml water

Treatment:

Behavioral: 1 chewing gum over 45 minutes