Chewing Gum and Gastric Emptying of Water

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02673307

Enrollment

Registered

2016-02-03

Start date

2016-03-31

Completion date

2016-10-31

Last updated

2016-10-14

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Conditions

Comparison of Gastric Emptying Rate of Water When Chewing Gum or Not

Brief summary

The aims of this prospective cross over study was to compare the gastric emptying of 250 ml water in fasting volunteers, in two situations : without chewing gum or while chewing gum during 45 min

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL1 chewing gum over 45 minutes

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* ASA 1 or 2 volunteers

Exclusion criteria

* digestive diseases, gastroparesis * Smokers * Pregnancy * Diabetes Mellitus * Medication affecting gastric motility * Previous gastrointestinal surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of the rate of gastric emptying of 250 ml water when chewing or not chewing gum, as assessed by the ultrasound measurement of antral area performed each 20 min	every 20 minutes during 120 min

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026