A279 THE EFFECT OF SHAM FEEDING ON SMALL BOWEL TRANSIT TIME IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background

Small bowel capsule endoscopy (CE) has limited recording time and does not visualize the entire length of the small intestine in approximately 16.5% of the cases. We hypothesize that bacon-chewing is potent stimulus of cephalic response, which may reduce capsule transit times and improve complete examination rate (CER).

Aims

To determine if sham feeding with bacon-chewing improves small bowel transit time and completion rate in patients undergoing capsule endoscopy.

Methods

A prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC has been recruiting since 01/2015. Inclusion: outpatient CE, age ≥ 19. Exclusion criteria: ongoing use of motility-enhancing or slowing drugs, active bowel obstruction, bowel

SUBMITTER: Ou G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6507822 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature