Assessment of Gastric Emptying Speed in Patients Who Experience Diarrhea Following a Trigger Meal
Pilot Study: Assessment of Gastric and Intestinal Motility Following a Trigger Meal in Patients With Post Prandial Diarrhea
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Study Type
Phase
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient must have been diagnosed as having post prandial diarrhea for at least 5 years by his/her primary care physician or gastroenterologist and is believed to have no other medical condition that would cause this medical problem. Each person must be over 18 years old and have negative testing for Celiac Disease, a normal colonoscopy within 5 years of enrollment, and a normal Hgb and sedimentation rate within 6 months of enrollment in the trial.
- The patient has provided documented written informed consent/authorization prior to initiation of any study-related procedure.
- In addition, each patient must report experiencing the onset of urgent defecation within 1 hours of eating a specific trigger which is reproducible at least 90% of the time when consume.
- The patient must be willing to comply with all of the study protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patient has had any rectal bleeding or bloody stools within the last 2 years not completely evaluated by a physician. If rectal bleeding has occurred, and the patient wants to be considered for the study, the diagnostic workup must have clearly identified the etiology for the bleeding and excluded the medical conditions listed under 3 below. The patient must be willing to allow the Study team to obtain these records for verification of the diagnosis.
- The patient has nocturnal bowel movements.
- The patient has been diagnosed with or has a family history of any of the following: ulcerative colitis, Crohn's Disease, celiac disease, sprue, other inflammatory bowel disease or has a positive test for celiac disease on screening lab and has not had a full investigation performed to exclude celiac disease.
- The patient has had unexplained anorexia or weight loss of more than 10% of body weight within 12 months of onset of study.
- Prior GI surgery except of uncomplicated appendectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy or history of bowel obstruction or symptoms suggestive of such within the past 2 years.
- The patient reports daily use of laxatives or stool softeners; use of fiber supplementation is permitted.
- The patient is currently using pancrealipase. Previous use of pancrealipase in the past is allowed, but patients must be off either of the medication for at least 1 week or until the patient's symptoms of post prandial diarrhea returns before participating in the study.
- Use of implanted or ambulatory electromechanical medical devices such as pacemakers, insulin pumps, and infusion pumps.
- History of gastroparesis or chronic use of reglan.
- Dysphagia to solid food and pills.
- Previous gastro-esophageal surgery including vagotomy, fundoplication, gastric bypass or ulcer surgery.
- Tobacco use within eight hours prior to capsule ingestion and during the 8 hour monitoring time.
- Alcohol use within 24 hours prior to capsule ingestion and throughout the entire monitoring period (up to 72 hours).
- BMI > 35
- Female of childbearing age who is not practicing birth control and/or is pregnant or lactating. (Confirm with urine pregnancy test).
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Double
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: non-trigger meal
Measurement of intestinal transport eating a "non-trigger meal".
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Measurement of a baseline, non-trigger meal intestinal transit by using the SmartPill capsule.
Measurement of intestinal transit of a "trigger meal" baseline by using the SmartPill capsule
SmartPill capsule
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Active Comparator: "trigger meal baseline"
Measurement of intestinal transport after eating a "trigger meal".
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Measurement of a baseline, non-trigger meal intestinal transit by using the SmartPill capsule.
Measurement of intestinal transit of a "trigger meal" baseline by using the SmartPill capsule
SmartPill capsule
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Placebo Comparator: "trigger meal" with placebo
Measurement of intestinal transport with blinded placebo
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Measurement of a baseline, non-trigger meal intestinal transit by using the SmartPill capsule.
Measurement of intestinal transit of a "trigger meal" baseline by using the SmartPill capsule
SmartPill capsule
ZenPep 20000 units of lipase will be provided for the participant to take with a trigger meal or an identical placebo.
This will only be given to those participants willing to consume 2 more identical "trigger meals" and will not be given for the initial baseline "non-trigger" and baseline "trigger meal".
In both of these arms, patients will also be swallowing the SmartPill Capsule.
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Active Comparator: "trigger meal" with enzymes (blinded)
Measurement of intestinal transport with blinded active enzyme capsule
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Measurement of a baseline, non-trigger meal intestinal transit by using the SmartPill capsule.
Measurement of intestinal transit of a "trigger meal" baseline by using the SmartPill capsule
SmartPill capsule
ZenPep 20000 units of lipase will be provided for the participant to take with a trigger meal or an identical placebo.
This will only be given to those participants willing to consume 2 more identical "trigger meals" and will not be given for the initial baseline "non-trigger" and baseline "trigger meal".
In both of these arms, patients will also be swallowing the SmartPill Capsule.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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Duration of intestinal speed of a "trigger meal" compared to a non-trigger meal baseline. Optional study comparing intestinal speed of trigger meal using Pancrelipase compared to placebo.
Time Frame: 72 hour measurement per meal
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Data from the SmartPill radiofrequency capsule that is swallowed at the beginning of the different meals will be recorded and compared.
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72 hour measurement per meal
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Mary E Money, M.D., Washington County Hospital
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2010IBS-G/D eval
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