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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Elemental diet | Active Comparator |
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| Liquid nutrient | Placebo Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Elental | Other | 200Kcal/200mL of liquid nutrient for 15 min at 7:30 am is administered in PEG patients |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 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 | Four hours (from 7:30 am to 11:30 am) |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Showa Inan General Hospital | Komagane | Nagano | 399-4117 | Japan |
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