GpCRC Pediatric Gastroparesis Registry 2: Characterization and Clinical Course of Symptoms and Gastric Emptying in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Participants With Symptoms of Gastroparesis
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Summary
The objective of the Pediatric Gastroparesis Registry 2 is to create a national prospective registry of children, adolescents, and young adults with gastroparesis and gastroparesis-like syndrome (symptoms of gastroparesis but normal gastric emptying).
Description
An observational study to investigate the natural history and clinical course of children, adolescents, and young adults with symptoms of gastroparesis (e.g., nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, bloating, distention) with either delayed or normal gastric emptying. To better understand these disorders, this registry will capture demographic, clinical, physiological, questionnaire, and patient outcome data to characterize the participants and their clinical course.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 8–25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form and assent, as age appropriate. * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study * 8 to 25 years of age at the time of enrollment * Symptoms of Gp of at least 12 weeks duration: constellation of some combination of: nausea, vomiting, early satiety, postprandial fullness; symptoms sometimes may be accompanied by upper abdominal pain * Have undergone a gastric emptying scintigraphic study of solids using 4-hour Egg Beaters protocol (or equivalent generic liquid egg…
Locations (6)
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
- Boston Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
- Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus, Ohio
- Texas Tech University Health Science CenterEl Paso, Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas
- Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin