Gastric Motility
Conditions
Interventions
During the eight-hour measurement period, one block of four hours will consist
of tVNS, and one block of 4 hours will consist of sham-tVNS.
Sponsors
Universiteit Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Healthy participants (defined as those without a pre-existing medical comorbidity). - Age between 18 and 55 years. - Ability to understand and speak the Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Pregnancy or lactation. - Use of any substances (such as medication or recreational drugs) influencing gastrointestinal motility - Not meeting the inclusion criteria above. - Students and employees of Maastricht University are not precluded from participation, unless they have a direct personal, professional of hierarchical position with regards to any of the study team members or their department.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gut motor function measured with: phase III contractions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Other gut motor parameters such as: migrating motor complex, duodenal phase III contractions, the amplitude of antral contractions, motility index - Plasma motilin and pancreatic polypeptide level - Autonomic parameters such as heart rate variability | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactK.E. Hawinkels
Universiteit Maastricht
Outcome results
None listed