Status:

COMPLETED

Use of MRI for Assessing Stomach Relaxation in Response to a Meal

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Dyspepsia

Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study is being done to test new way of measuring the relaxation of the stomach after a meal (called gastric accommodation) by using a MRI scan. This new test will be compared with the standard te...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for Dyspeptic patients (30 required)
  • One or more of eight postprandial dyspeptic symptoms i.e. fullness, bloating, epigastric discomfort, early satiety, nausea, vomiting, belching, pain for a minimum of 3 months, OR
  • Patients fulfilling the ROME-II criteria for functional dyspepsia,
  • AND no symptom improvement after standard dose PPI treatment,
  • AND normal upper gastrointestinal endoscopy within six months prior to the study
  • Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Controls (20 required)
  • • Absence of current abdominal symptoms or depression
  • Exclusion Criteria for all Participants
  • Known structural upper GI disorder (e.g. peptic ulcer disease, esophagitis, malignancy);
  • Abdominal surgery other than appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, tubal ligation, or inguinal hernia repair;
  • Medications that may alter gastrointestinal motility, e.g., serotoninergic agents, alpha adrenergic agonists, calcium channel or beta blockers; stable dose of thyroxine will be permitted;
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding females;
  • Known claustrophobia;
  • Any metal objects in the body (e.g. metal implants, pacemaker, AICD)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    50 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00275743

    Start Date

    October 1 2005

    End Date

    December 1 2008

    Last Update

    April 29 2009

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    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905