Active clinical trials for "Gastroparesis"

The purposes of this study are to determine whether an experimental drug known as tadalafil can reduce symptoms of dyspepsia (fullness after eating, inability to finish a regular meal, bloating, discomfort or pain in the upper abdomen, belching after meals, nausea, vomiting) in diabetic patients, and/or reduce the amount of time the stomach takes to empty the contents of a standard meal. The safety of tadalafil given once daily for 8 weeks in this population will also be studied.

This prospective observational randomized study aims to determine energy, protein intake and gastrointestinal tolerance while using enteral nutrition formulas with very high protein content and enteral nutrition formulas with normal protein content. Differences regarding achieving protein and calorie daily targets when using enteral nutrition formulas with different protein content Differences regarding residual gastric volume when using enteral nutrition formulas with different protein content Differences regarding body composition when using enteral nutrition formulas with different protein content

This study is the First Time In Human study for the motilin receptor agonist, GSK1322888. GSK1322888 is a potent and selective small molecule motilin receptor agonist, distinct from the motilide compound structures. The aims of this study are to assess the safety, tolerance, and pharmacokinetics of single oral doses of GSK1322888 and to identify a well-tolerated and safe dose that will accelerate gastric emptying of a 13C stable isotope-labeled test meal in healthy volunteers. The study will include assessment of ECGs, vital signs, safety laboratory sampling, adverse events, pharmacokinetics, and the 13C-Octanoic Acid Breath Test to measure gastric emptying.

To provide oral domperidone to patients between the ages of 18 and 60 years of age, according to the investigator's judgment, a prokinetic effect is needed for the relief of severe gastroparesis. We have defined severe gastroparesis as 1) positive gastric emptying scintigraphy (more than 10% residue at 4 hours), 2) nausea, 3) early satiety, 4) abdominal pain. We will recruit patients for two years and the patients will be given domperidone for up to two years.

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, incomplete block, three period fixed sequence crossover, multicenter, placebo-controlled study. The study will assess three oral doses of velusetrag (5 mg, 15 mg, and/or 30 mg) or placebo, administered once daily in three periods of 1-week duration each, with a 1-week washout period between treatment periods, in subjects with diabetic or idiopathic gastroparesis. Study 0093 will evaluate the effect of velusetrag in subjects with diabetic or idiopathic gastroparesis by assessing changes in gastric emptying.

The incidence of gastroparesis has been increasing among Canadians. Symptoms of discomfort include early satiety, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting. In addition, because gastroparesis slows digestion, it can lead to malnutrition and make controlling blood sugar even more challenging for diabetics. Mild cases of gastroparesis can be helped with dietary and lifestyle modifications but treatments for more severe symptoms are limited. There are several drugs called pro-kinetics available in Canada though results vary among patients and these often cause significant side effects. Recently, a drug called Prucalopride was approved for use in Canada to treat constipation. It has pro-kinetic properties and has been shown to cause few side effects. The investigators propose to test prucalopride as a treatment for gastroparesis by recruiting 30 patients from the Calgary area who have gastroparesis. The investigators will test the effects of this treatment by alternating 28 days of active treatment with prucalopride with 28 days of treatment with a non active placebo adding a two week break in between treatments. The order of the treatment will be randomized and neither the patients nor the investigators will know whether they are receiving the active treatment or the placebo until the study has been completely finished. The investigators will measure the effects using questionnaires that assess patient symptoms such as nausea and pain as well as quality of life during two gastric emptying tests and throughout the treatment periods. The effectiveness of the active treatment will be evaluated by comparing the extent of the change in symptoms before and after treatments and the difference in gastric emptying times as compared to the placebo treatment. The investigators will also monitor and track all possible side effects that patients experience during the study. Study Hypotheses In patients with gastroparesis: Prucalopride 4 mg daily improves meal-related symptoms compared to placebo as defined by the change in cumulative meal-related symptoms. (primary endpoint). Prucalopride 4 mg daily accelerates gastric emptying rate compared to placebo. (secondary endpoint). A correlation exists between the effect of prucalopride on gastric emptying rate and symptom improvement.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacodynamic (PD) and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile and the safety and tolerability of RM-131 in patients with diabetes mellitus and delayed gastric emptying.

Refractory gastroparesis is a disease characterized by a delayed gastric emptying without a mechanical obstruction. Actual treatments have a limited efficacy and gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) is a new treatment that has demonstrated initial promising results in these patients. The investigators aims are to evaluate security and efficacy of this endoscopic treatment in participants with refractory gastroparesis.

The principal objective of this multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial is to evaluate whether 4 weeks of treatment with aprepitant will improve nausea as compared with placebo in patients with symptoms of chronic nausea and vomiting of presumed gastric origin.

This study will determine the effect of 400 mg ketoconazole on the pharmacokinetics of a single dose of GSK962040. The results from this study will help to estimate the maximum increase in exposure during concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors. This study will also contain an exploratory investigation of biliary secretion of GSK962040 and or its metabolites.