Ultrasound assessment of the gastric antral area to estimate the gastric emptying time in newborns, infants and children after different types of meal

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013893

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-19

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy probands

Interventions

Group 1: In 22 children we performen an ultrasound examination of the gastric antral area after over night fasting. Then the children have a standardised breakfast of toast and clear fluid. We perform

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Years to 13 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - healthy newborns, infants and children, - Informed consent of the parents and volunteer children -For children, the consent of the children was obtained

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: gastrointestinal tract disorders, no consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Gastric emtying after standardised meal. We performe one ultrasound examination of the gastric antral area before breakfast and then hourly up to four hours after oral intakte. In the newborns and infants we do ultrasound examination of the gastric antral area directly before feeding and hourly after three to four times. Intervals for clear fluids are 15 minutes up to 60 minutes after Ingestion of clear fluids.	—

Measure

Time frame

Gastric emtying after standardised meal. We performe one ultrasound examination of the gastric antral area before breakfast and then hourly up to four hours after oral intakte. In the newborns and infants we do ultrasound examination of the gastric antral area directly before feeding and hourly after three to four times. Intervals for clear fluids are 15 minutes up to 60 minutes after Ingestion of clear fluids.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary Outcome is the correlation of gastric antral area with the fasting time.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristiane Beck

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

beck.christiane@mh-hannover.de017615323661

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026