Sham Feeding with Bacon Does Not Alter Transit Time or Complete Examination Rate During Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy.

BACKGROUND: During capsule endoscopy (CE) studies, the complete examination rate (CER) can be increased by prolonging capsule battery life or reducing gastric transit time (GTT) and/or small bowel transit time (SBTT). However, despite enhanced battery life, 10% of studies remain incomplete. Previously studied interventions to reduce SBTT and enhance CER have produced conflicting results. We hypothesize that this may be a consequence of an insufficiently potent stimulus of small bowel motility. AIMS: To examine whether potent stimulation of the cephalic response of digestion during small bowel CE reduces GTT and/or SBTT and thus increases the CER. METHODS: A single-blind randomized trial was performed to evaluate the effect of bacon sham feeding on GTT, SBTT and CER. RESULTS: Baseline characteristics were similar between 63 sham fed patients and 59 controls. The median GTT was 17 min (9-65) in the bacon group and 25 min (14-55) in the control group. The median SBTT was 199 min (119-316) and 222 min (151-287), respectively. Cox proportional hazards model demonstrated no significant difference between groups for GTT (rate ratio 1.03, 95% CI 0.71-1.51, P = 0.87) or SBTT (rate ratio 1.02, 95% CI 0.70-1.49, P = 0.93). Although the taste of bacon was considered favorably by 72% of participants, taste did not correlate with GTT (ρ = 0.03, P = 0.83) or SBTT (ρ = - 0.115, P = 0.33). The CER was 91 and 95% in the bacon and control groups, respectively (P = 0.35). CONCLUSION: Bacon sham feeding has no effect on GTT, SBTT or CER and cannot be recommended in clinical practice.

Relações entre fase cefálica da digestão, consumo alimentar e reatividade microvascular de indivíduos saudáveis / Relations between cephalic phase of digestion, food consumption and microvascular reactivity in health people

A fase cefálica de secreção de insulina (FCSI) ocorre dentro da fase cefálica da digestão, em aproximadamente dez minutos entre a estimulação oro-sensorial pelo alimento e o início da absorção deste e determina um incremento rápido dos níveis basais de insulina. A FCSI parece ser importante para a tolerância normal à glicose. A hipótese deste estudo é de que a insulina secretada na fase cefálica da digestão teria ações direcionadas para o tecido microvascular, com conseqüente recrutamento capilar. Estudos recentes com indivíduos sadios têm mostrado a associação entre função microvascular e componentes dietéticos. Padrões alimentares saudáveis e intervenções nutricionais com alimentos específicos representam estratégias preventivas e terapêuticas não-farmacológicas para redução da inflamação e do risco metabólico e cardiovascular associados. O estudo de consumo alimentar inserido nesta pesquisa objetivou identificar associações entre componentes dietéticos e a função microvascular em indivíduos saudáveis. Após avaliação clínica e laboratorial, 39 voluntários saudáveis foram submetidos a dois exames de videocapilaroscopia do leito ungueal, com um intervalo de dez minutos entre os mesmos. Neste intervalo, conforme randomização, uma refeição com ótima apresentação e aroma foi apresentada (estímulo sendorial) ou não (controle). Coletas sangüíneas foram realizadas aos 3, 9 e 15 minutos após a apresentação do estímulo, para avaliação dos níveis de insulina e polipeptídeo pancreático (PP), marcadores bioquímicos da fase cefálica da digestão. Durante todo o exame, medidas de fluxo e vasomotricidade foram realizadas pela técnica de laser-Doppler fluxometria. Após o exame, foi realizada iontoforese transdérmica de insulina. Todos os participantes responderam a um questionário de freqüência alimentar (QFA), relativo ao hábito de consumo dietético dos últimos 12 meses. O estudo da resposta microvascular à fase cefálica comparou as diferenças de densidade capilar...

The cephalic phase of insulin secretion (CPIS) occurs within the cephalic phase of digestion, in approximately ten minutes between the oral-sensorial stimulation elicited by the food to be consumed and the beginning of its absorption. It determines a rapid increase in insulin levels. The CPIS is believed to be important for normal glucose tolerance. The hypothesis of this study is that insulin secreted during cephalic phase would also have actions targeting microvascular tissue, with resulting capillary recruitment. Recent studies with healthy subjects have shown an association between microvascular function and dietary factors. Healthy eating patterns and nutritional interventions with specific food items represent non-pharmacological preventive and therapeutic strategies for reducing inflammation and cardio-metabolic associated risk factors. The study of food intake included in this research aimed to identify associations between dietary intake and microvascular function in healthy subjects. After clinical and laboratorial assessment, 39 healthy men underwent two nailfold videocapillaroscopies, with an interval of 10 minutes between them. In this interval, according to radomization, they were subjected to a great-looking breakfast tray (CPIS group) or to nothing (control group). Blood samples were drawn at 3, 9 and 15 minutes after the stimulus presentation to assess insulin and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) levels, which are markers of cephalic phase of digestion. Throughout the exam, microflow and vasomotion were measured by laser-Doppler flowmetry. After the exam insulin iontophoresis was performed. All participants answered a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) regarding their dietary intake in the last 12 months. The assessment of microvascular response to CPIS compared differences in functional capillary density (FCD) and microflow in the CPIS and control groups, pre- and post-stimulus and their correlations with changes in insulin and PP...