Study to Intervene with Nutrition for Gastroparesis

You are invited to participate in a research study to assess the efficacy of a plant based organic peptide formula without common allergens in adult tube-fed Gastroparesis patients.

We Want to Know...

This study aims to Investigate:

• Whether transitioning to a plant-based tube feeding formulation affects tolerability and gastroparesis symptoms.
• How changes in tube feed formulation impact inflammation.
• Changes that occur in the fecal microbiota with transition to a plant-based tube feeding formulation.

You may qualify if you:

• Are between 18-65 years of age.
• Have an established diagnosis of gastroparesis and a J tube.
• Have had no changes to gastroparesis medications in the last 3 months.
• Need the J tube for the majority of your nutrition.

If eligible, you will be asked to:

• Attend 4 clinic visits over a 12-week period (60 minutes each).
• Maintain dietary food records throughout the study.
• Provide blood and stool samples, and complete questionnaires.
• Maintain a diet with Kate Farms Formula for 12 weeks.
   

If you participate in the study, you will receive the following free of charge:

• An average of 12 weeks of plant-based Kate Farms Formula 1.5 Peptide.
• The results of your blood analyses.

Please contact the study coordinator, Alexandria George at alexandria.george@stanford.edu, or by phone at 650-723-6815.