Could a common nausea drug soothe diabetic stomach troubles?
NCT ID NCT03865290
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at why people with indigestion and diabetes have stomach issues, possibly due to increased sensitivity in the small intestine. Researchers are testing ondansetron, a drug used for nausea, to see if it can reduce symptoms like fullness, discomfort, and nausea. The trial involves 150 adults and measures symptom changes using standard scales.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy male or non-pregnant, non-breastfeeding female volunteers; * 18-75 years old; * Able to provide written informed consent before participating in the study * Able to communicate adequately with the investigator and to comply with the requirements for the entire study; including the willingness and ability to consume the components of the test meals * Symptoms of dyspepsia (i.e., early satiety, postprandial discomfort, nausea, vomiting, regurgitation) * Patients in the DM group will also require Type 1 or 2 DM of ≥ 3 years duration; in patients with type 2 DM, the dyspepsia symptoms should have begun or worsened after DM was diagnosed Exclusion Criteria: * Major abdominal surgery (i.e., appendectomy, cholecystectomy, tubal ligation, hysterectomy, herniorrhaphy, and limited colonic resection are permissible) * Clinical evidence (including physical exam and EKG) of significant cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, hematological, neurological, psychiatric or other disease that may interfere with the objectives of the study and/or pose safety concerns * Current use of opiates, alpha adrenergic agonists, metoclopramide, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, more than one serotonergic medication, and high doses of anticholinergic agents (eg, amitriptyline greater than 50 mg daily). If medically safe, these drugs may be discontinued for four half lives prior to study assessments. * Treatment with GLP-1 agonists and amlyin which cause vagal blockade and may affect central processing of pain * Bleeding or clotting disorders or medications that increase risk of bleeding from mucosal biopsies * Positive tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TTG), * Pregnant or breast-feeding females * Known intolerance or allergy to eggs * Poor peripheral venous access, if central venous access is not available * Any other condition or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the patient unsuitable for the study * History of Long QT Syndrome or prolonged QT interval (i.e., corrected QT interval \> 480 ms) * Current symptoms of a functional gastrointestinal disorder assessed by questionnaire * Severe vomiting that would preclude tube placement or participation in the study * Structural cause for symptoms by endoscopy within the past 12 months * Patients with gastric pacemakers
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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