vomiting
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 11 patients with rumination syndrome 11 patients with initial complaints of regurgitation or vomiting but without clinical diagnosis of rumination syndrome
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Surgery of the GI tract other than appendectomy or cholecystectomy Inability to stop the use of medication influencing GI motility for one week Inability to stop the use of proton pump inhibitors for one week Abnormal endoscopic gastroesophageal findings other than esophagitis or hiatal hernia Abdominal ultrasound and/or abdominal x-ray suspective of intestinal obstruction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The occurrence of a specific gastroesophageal pressure-flow pattern immediately before or simultaneously with the regurgitation event | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Other esophageal and intragastric pressure tracings Esophageal pH-metry tracings Esophageal impedance tracings | — |
Countries
Netherlands