The Effect of Elemental Diet on Gastric Emptying (Elental)

Showa Inan General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postprocedural Delayed Gastric Emptying

Treatments: Other: Elental

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01467765

Elental study

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy patients

Exclusion criteria

• history of abdominal surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Elemental diet

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Elental

Liquid nutrient

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Elental