Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00776360
The Effect of Oxytocin on the Gastric Emptying
The Effect of Oxytocin on Gastric Emptying in Patients With Gastro Paresis
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- EARLY_Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 12 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The investigators are going to examine whether oxytocin has a prokinetic effect on gastric emptying in patients suffering from gastro paresis. Oxytocin infusion will be compared with sodium chloride infusion.
Detailed description
The investigators are going to examine whether oxytocin has a prokinetic effect on gastric emptying in patients suffering from gastro paresis. Oxytocin infusion will be compared with sodium chloride infusion.The gastric emptying is estimade by sitntigraphy during 70 minutes, and performed twicw. Once with saline and once with oxytocin.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | oxytocin | 80mIE/min as continuous infusion for 70 minutes |
| DRUG | oxytocin | 80 mU/ min of oxytocin infusion for 70 min along with measuring the gastric emptying by ventricle scintigraphy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-12-01
- Completion
- 2009-12-01
- First posted
- 2008-10-21
- Last updated
- 2015-04-07
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00776360. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.