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Outcomes and Factors Associated With Reduced Symptoms in Patients With Gastroparesis

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Pasricha, Pankaj J., Yates, Katherine P., Nguyen, Linda, Clarke, John, Abell, Thomas L., Farrugia, Gianrico, Hasler, William L., Koch, Kenneth L. +8 more·2015·Gastroenterology

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Background & aims Gastroparesis is a chronic clinical syndrome characterized by delayed gastric emptying. However, little is known about patient outcomes or factors associated with reduction of symptoms. Methods We studied adult patients with gastroparesis (of diabetic or idiopathic type) enrolled in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium Gastroparesis Registry, seen every 16 weeks and treated according to the standard of care with prescribed medications or other therapies at 7 tertiary care centers. Characteristics associated with reduced symptoms, based on a decrease of 1 or more in the gastroparesis cardinal symptom index (GCSI) score after 48 weeks of care, were determined from logistic regression models. Data were collected from patients for up to 4 years (median, 2.1 y). Results Of 262 patients, 28% had reductions in GCSI scores of 1 or more at 48 weeks. However, there were no significant reductions in GCSI score from weeks 48 through 192. Factors independently associated with reduced symptoms at 48 weeks included male sex, age 50 years and older, initial infectious prodrome, antidepressant use, and 4-hour gastric retention greater than 20%. Factors associated with no reduction in symptoms included overweight or obesity, a history of smoking, use of pain modulators, moderate to severe abdominal pain, a severe gastroesophageal reflex, and moderate to severe depression. Conclusions Over a median follow-up period of 2.1 years, 28% of patients treated for gastroparesis at centers of expertise had reductions in GCSI scores of 1 or greater, regardless of diabetes. These findings indicate the chronic nature of gastroparesis. We identified factors associated with reduced symptoms that might be used to guide treatment. ClinicalTrials.gov no: NCT00398801.

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  • Changes in symptom intensity do not always parallel objective gastric emptying measurements.

    “Moreover, changes in symptom intensity do not always parallel objective GE measurements, highlighting the complex interplay between pathophysiological derangements and central processing of visceral signals [14, 21–23].”

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    The Methods describe an objective gastric-emptying measurement, and the Results compare baseline gastric retention with symptom improvement at 48 weeks. Neither section reports whether changes in gastric emptying parallel changes in symptom intensity. Searches for repeat gastric-emptying measurements and correlations with symptom changes found no such comparison in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  1. [17]Abell TL Bernstein RK Cutts T Treatment of gastroparesis: a multidisciplinary clinical review Neurogastroenterol Motil 2006 18 263 83 16553582

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Pasricha, P. J., Yates, K. P., Nguyen, L., Clarke, J., Abell, T. L., Farrugia, G., Hasler, W. L., Koch, K. L., Snape, W. J., McCallum, R. W., Sarosiek, I., Tonascia, J., Miriel, L. A., Lee, L., Hamilton, F., & Parkman, H. P.
Affiliations
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Stanford University (US)
  • University of Louisville (US)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
  • California Pacific Medical Center (US)
  • Texas Tech University (US)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (US)
  • Temple University (US)
Corresponding author
Pasricha, Pankaj J.
Venue
Gastroenterology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-12
Volume
149
Issue
7
Pages
1762-1774.e4
ISSN
0016-5085 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1188512702
Cited by
143
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 3
FWCI
11.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gastroenterology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Association of Schools of Public Health (2007-2010, 2009-2011, 2009-2012)
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
Keywords
gastroparesis, delayed gastric emptying, symptom improvement, Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index, diabetic gastroparesis, idiopathic gastroparesis, gastric retention, abdominal pain, depression, obesity, smoking, antidepressants, gastroesophageal reflux, treatment outcomes
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Female, Gastric Emptying, Humans, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Registries, Remission Induction, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, Time Factors, United States, Comorbidity, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio, Treatment Outcome, Gastroparesis, Recovery of Function

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