Carbon-13 (13C)-Spirulina Platensis Gastric Emptying Breath Test (GEBT)

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

30

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 31, 2010

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2011

Conditions
Dyspepsia
Interventions
DRUG

[13C]-Spirulina platensis and 99mTc sulfur colloid

The subject will consume the test meal containing 13C-Spirulina and 99mTc sulfur colloid in no more than 10 minutes. Scintigraphic image acquisition will be obtained upon completion of the meal and at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, and 240 minute time points. Breath samples will be collected at baseline before the test meal is started and thereafter on the same time schedule as the scintigraphic procedure.

Trial Locations (1)

55905

Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

collaborator

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

NIH

collaborator

Advanced Breath Diagnostics, LLC

UNKNOWN

lead

Mayo Clinic

OTHER