Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01467765
The Effect of Elemental Diet on Gastric Emptying
The Comparative Study of Elemental Diet and Regular Liquid Diet on Gastric Emptying in Patients With Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Showa Inan General Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Elental | 200Kcal/200mL of liquid nutrient for 15 min at 7:30 am is administered in PEG patients |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-04-01
- Completion
- 2012-04-01
- First posted
- 2011-11-09
- Last updated
- 2012-08-09
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Japan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01467765. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.