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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
200Kcal/200mL of liquid nutrient for 15 min at 7:30 am is administered in PEG patients
Showa Inan General Hospital
Komagane, Nagano, Japan
Measurement of gastric emptying
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
Time frame: Four hours (from 7:30 am to 11:30 am)
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