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

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01467765

Acronym

Elental

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-09

Start date

2011-11-30

Completion date

2012-04-30

Last updated

2012-08-09

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Conditions

Postprocedural Delayed Gastric Emptying

Brief 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.

Interventions

OTHERElental

200Kcal/200mL of liquid nutrient for 15 min at 7:30 am is administered in PEG patients

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy patients

Exclusion criteria

* history of abdominal surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Measurement of gastric emptying	Four hours (from 7:30 am to 11:30 am)	Two kinds of liquid test meals (Elemenal diet or regular liquid nutrient ) (200kcal/200ml) labeled with 100 mg(13C sodium acetate) are administered for 15 min and after that 13C breath test performed during the 4 hours

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026