Gastroparesis Trial, Recruiting (NCT02165059)

Gastroparesis Trial, Recruiting NCT02165059 Sponsor: Indiana University Condition: Gastroparesis

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Who may be able to join

AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI

Who might be able to join this trial:

Study Group (people being evaluated for a digestive nerve/muscle condition):

You are scheduled to have a surgical biopsy (a small tissue sample taken through surgery) from your stomach and/or the upper part of your small intestine to investigate a possible nerve or muscle problem in your digestive system

Control Group (comparison participants, one of the following):

You are scheduled for surgery to remove part of the esophagus, a sleeve gastrectomy for obesity, or a gastric bypass procedure
You are scheduled for a Whipple procedure (a type of surgery involving the digestive organs)
You are scheduled for a transplant surgery
You are an organ donor undergoing surgery

Who may not be able to join:

Study Group:

There is any medical reason why you cannot safely have a surgical biopsy
You have a serious heart, kidney, lung, or liver condition
You have a significant blood clotting problem
You are unable to walk independently or live in a nursing home
You are pregnant
You are unable to give your own consent to participate
You are currently a prisoner

Control Group:

You have previously been diagnosed with gastroparesis (a condition where the stomach empties too slowly)
You have previously been diagnosed with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (a long-term condition where the bowel acts as if it is blocked without an actual blockage)
You are unable to give your own consent (unless you are an organ donor)

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.

This is a simplified plain English summary of the eligibility criteria. Full criteria are set by the trial investigators and may include additional requirements not shown here. Never self-exclude from a trial based on this summary. Contact the trial site directly to confirm your eligibility.

Last synced 28 July 2026

This study is not part of the standard drug-approval phase pathway (for example an observational, device, behavioural, or registry study), so a phase success rate does not apply.

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Date:

To: My Doctor

Re: Clinical trial enquiry

I am writing to enquire about the following clinical trial which may be relevant to my care:

Trial: NCT02165059

Sponsor: Indiana University

Phase: Not Applicable

Status: Recruiting

Condition: Gastroparesis

More information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02165059

Eligibility summary (AI generated)

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

Study Group (people being evaluated for a digestive nerve/muscle condition):

You are scheduled to have a surgical biopsy (a small tissue sample taken through surgery) from your stomach and/or the upper part of your small intestine to investigate a possible nerve or muscle problem in your digestive system

Control Group (comparison participants, one of the following):

You are scheduled for surgery to remove part of the esophagus, a sleeve gastrectomy for obesity, or a gastric bypass procedure
You are scheduled for a Whipple procedure (a type of surgery involving the digestive organs)
You are scheduled for a transplant surgery
You are an organ donor undergoing surgery

Who may not be able to join:

Study Group:

There is any medical reason why you cannot safely have a surgical biopsy
You have a serious heart, kidney, lung, or liver condition
You have a significant blood clotting problem
You are unable to walk independently or live in a nursing home
You are pregnant
You are unable to give your own consent to participate
You are currently a prisoner

Control Group:

You have previously been diagnosed with gastroparesis (a condition where the stomach empties too slowly)
You have previously been diagnosed with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (a long-term condition where the bowel acts as if it is blocked without an actual blockage)
You are unable to give your own consent (unless you are an organ donor)

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

Access in Australia: A treatment being studied in a clinical trial is generally not yet listed on the PBS. Where a medicine is not approved or not available through a trial, the TGA Special Access Scheme may allow a doctor to access unapproved therapeutic goods for individual patients. See voxsanity.com.au/sas-navigator/ for a plain English explainer.

This information was sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov via Voxsanity (data last synced 28 July 2026). It is not medical advice. Please verify the trial's current status directly with the trial site before acting.

Trial details

Status

Recruiting

Phase

Not Applicable

Sponsor

Indiana University

Registry

ClinicalTrials.gov

Start date

1 December 2013

Est. completion

1 December 2026

Where this trial is recruiting

🇺🇸 United States

Primary endpoints

Biologic Markers As Predictors for Gastric Electrical Stimulation Outcomes

Can't join this trial?

Expanded access pathways

If this trial is not available to you, other access pathways may exist. In Australia, the TGA Special Access Scheme allows access to unapproved therapeutic goods for individual patients.

TGA Special Access Scheme information

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