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NCT Number: NCT05229432

Study of Gastric Motility in Eosinophilic Gastritis

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Eosinophilic Gastritis Digestive System Diseases Eosinophilia Eosinophilic Esophagitis Eosinophilic enteropathy Esophageal Diseases Esophagitis Gastric Motility Disorder Gastritis Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastroparesis Hematologic Diseases Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases Leukocyte Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Paralysis Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Stomach Diseases

Age range

18 year–59 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion 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.

Exclusion criteria

  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of gastric motility disorders determined via gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES) imaging at timepoints 0 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes and 180 minutes (% of meal remaining/time).

    Time frame: Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy [0 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes and 180 minutes]

    A gastric motility disorder will be defined as the presence of delayed gastric emptying ( > 8% of an oatmeal meal remaining in the stomach at 3 hours) measured by gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES).

    Specifically, the participant will consume oatmeal with a small amount of mixed-in radioactive material. After consuming the meal, a gastric emptying scintigraphy scan will take images at the following timepoints: 0 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes and 180 minutes.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Relationship between gastric dysfunction and eosinophilic gastritis disease activity measured via peak and mean eosinophils/hpf in the stomach.

    Time frame: Endoscopy Procedure (Peak and mean eosinophils/hpf [Date of GES + 2-10 days])

    The relationship between gastric dysfunction and eosinophilic gastritis disease activity, as represented by eosinophil levels, will be measured via the correlation between the time it takes the oatmeal to leave the stomach and the amount of eosinophils that the pathologists count in pieces of tissue (biopsies) from the stomach obtained during the endoscopy procedure.

    The higher the number of eosinophils in the tissue, the more active the EG disease is considered to be.

  2. Relationship between gastric dysfunction and eosinophilic gastritis disease activity measured via symptomology and quality of life questionnaires.

    Time frame: Questionnaires [screening/baseline visit, 2 weeks prior to date of GES up to completion of the endoscopy]

    The correlation between the time it takes the oatmeal to leave the stomach and patient-reported data on the following questionnaires: 'Patient Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index' (PAG-SYM), 'Patient Assessment of Gastrointestinal Quality of Life' (PAGI-QoL), 'Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System' (PROMIS) and 'Symptoms of Eosinophilic Gastritis' (EoG-SQ).

    PAG-SYM: 20 items each with a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 0="None'' to 5="Very Severe''. Higher scores are associated with more severe symptoms.

    PAGI-QoL: 30 items each with a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 0="None of the time'' to 5="All of the time''. A higher score means a higher quality of life.

    PROMIS: 29 items each with a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score represents a worse quality of life.

    EoG-SQ: the severity of EG symptoms on a scale of 0 to 10. The frequency of symptoms on a scale of 0 to 7. Higher scores indicate a greater symptom burden.

  3. Relationship between gastric dysfunction and eosinophilic gastritis disease activity measured via assessing endoscopic features of the stomach.

    Time frame: Endoscopy Procedure (Endoscopic features [Date of GES + 2-10 days])

    The relationship between gastric dysfunction and eosinophilic gastritis disease activity measured via endoscopic features utilizing the 'Eosinophilic Gastritis Endoscopy Score' (EoG-REFS). During the endoscopy, the physician will look at the stomach and record what it looks like on the EoG-REFS assessment.

    EoG-REFS scoring: Utilizes standardized criteria for the presence and degree of 5 major endoscopic features (granularity, nodularity, erosion/ulceration, friability, erythema). Total score is the maximum score of the 5 feature scores from the body, antrum or fundus. Total scores range from 0 - 14. Higher scores indicate more severe endoscopic findings. There is also a 'Global Assessment of Endoscopic Severity' with a scale from 0 (normal) to 10 (severe).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Regina Yearout

CONTACT

[email protected]

(513) 517-2108

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

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Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: OAT-FEED

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 8, 2022
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2026

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