Study of Gastric Motility in Eosinophilic Gastritis

Description

Purpose: The study is a cross-sectional observational study designed to determine if eosinophilic gastritis (EG) results in gastric motility impairment. Hypothesis: Gastric dysfunction occurs in the natural history of EG but is underdiagnosed due, in part, to contraindications to the use of the standard meals used in gastric emptying studies.

Conditions

Eosinophilic Gastritis, Gastroparesis, Gastric Motility Disorder

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Purpose: The study is a cross-sectional observational study designed to determine if eosinophilic gastritis (EG) results in gastric motility impairment. Hypothesis: Gastric dysfunction occurs in the natural history of EG but is underdiagnosed due, in part, to contraindications to the use of the standard meals used in gastric emptying studies.

Pilot Assessment to Find Evidence of Gastric Motility Abnormalities in Eosinophilic Gastric Disorders

Study of Gastric Motility in Eosinophilic Gastritis

Condition
Eosinophilic Gastritis
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Chicago

Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60208

Bethesda

The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

Salt Lake City

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Eosinophilic gastritis (EG) defined as at least one endoscopy with histopathologic evidence of ≥ 30 eosinophils in 5 or more high powered fields (hpf's) with associated symptoms of EG.
  • * Patient reported symptoms starting at least one year or more prior to screening consistent with a diagnosis of EG: nausea, vomiting, early satiety, abdominal pain/bloating, regurgitation, diarrhea.
  • * Symptoms suggestive of a possible gastric motility disorder during the 60 days prior to screening including: nausea, vomiting, early satiety, post-prandial feeling of fullness or bloating.
  • * Tolerance and willingness to consume the oatmeal meal in this study.
  • * Diagnosis of eosinophilic enteritis.
  • * Inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis).
  • * Known disorders associated with eosinophilic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases (e.g., D 816 V Kit+ systemic mastocytosis, Marfan syndrome or Loey's Dietz Syndrome).
  • * Known inflammatory or autoimmune disorders associated with gastric dysmotility such as systemic sclerosis, lupus or eosinophilic fasciitis.
  • * Uncontrolled diabetes or known diabetic complications of gastroparesis, neuropathy or nephropathy.
  • * Taking opioid agents in the 2 weeks prior to screening and throughout the study.
  • * History of strictures in the small bowel or stomach (e.g., pyloric stenosis) or gastric surgeries or procedures such as pyloromyotomy, pyloric dilation, pyloric resection, vagotomy, bariatric surgery or post-Nissen fundoplication or antrectomy with Billroth I, Billroth II or Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy.
  • * Past or current medical problems or findings such as: advanced liver disease (Child's B or C), acute or chronic renal disease (serum creatinine \> 3 mg/dL), neurologic disease (e.g., dysautonomia), achalasia and adrenal insufficiency.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 59 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati,

Paneez Khoury, MD, STUDY_CHAIR, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Study Record Dates

2025-06-01