Intestinal Dysmotility: Effect of Colonic Load

September 23, 2021 updated by: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

Intestinal Dysmotility in Patients With Functional Digestive Symptoms

Abnormal motility patterns in the jejunum can be detected in patients with prominent colonic distension, and it is not clear whether these abnormalities reflect a primary jejunal dysfunction or are due to a reflex distortion. The aim of the study is to determine the effect of colonic filling on jejunal postprandial motility using high-resolution manometry.

Healthy subjects will be studied following a controlled, parallel, randomized, single-blind experimental design. On the study day, nutrients will be continuously infused in the proximal jejunum (2 Kcal/min) during a 2-h period to induce a steady-state postprandial motor pattern. Jejunal motility will be concomitantly recorded using a water-perfused, high-resolution manometry catheter. After 1 hour of postprandial recording (basal period), a gas mixture will be infused during 7.5 minutes via a rectal tube (720 mL or sham infusion), and jejunal motility will be recorded for another hour.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08035
        • Hospital Vall d'Hebrón

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • No digestive symptoms

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Organic diseases

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Sham Comparator: Sham
Other: Sham load
Sham infusion of gas via an anal cannula
Experimental: Colonic gas load
Other: Colonic gas load
Colonic infusion of gas via an anal cannula

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Small bowel contractility
Time Frame: 10 minutes
Number of contractions
10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 30, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

May 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 7, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

September 16, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 29, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 23, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PR(AG)56/2018B

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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