The Effect of Oxytocin on Gastric Emptying

N/ACompletedNCT01152047

Skane University Hospital14 enrolled

Overview

The investigators have seen that oxytocin lowers satiety in healthy subjects. Patients with dyspepsia suffers from decreased accommodation and increased satiety postprandially. The investigators now want to examine whether oxytocin may diminish symptoms in these patients.

Patients will come twice for a slow satiety drinking test. Once they will get saline infusion and once oxytocin 40 mU/min. At the same time they register satiety on a VAS scale.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dyspepsia Lack of Satiety

Interventions

oxytocinDRUG

40mU/min as infusion of oxytocin

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Dyspepsia Exclusion Criteria: * Age \> 65 years * Cardiac disease

Locations (1)

Skåne University Hospital

Malmo, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Satiety

The investigator want to examine whether oxytocin leads to lower satiety scores after intake of the same volume of nutrient

Time frame: 2 h

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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