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Electrogastrogram - The
3CPM Company
Major Universities Adopt 3CPM
Technology
The
field of Electrogastrography and motility continues to remain clearly
on the radar screen in several academic institutions, and the
technology developed by 3CPM figures prominently in these research
efforts.
The
University of Southern California in Los Angeles is using EGG
technology to record Electrogastrograms in women during the first
trimester of pregnancy. The purpose of the study is to learn about the
physiological changes that occur during the development of nausea of
pregnancy. EGG rhythm strips will be recorded at various times during
the pregnancy in women with and without nausea during pregnancy. The
EGG’s, symptoms, and a variety of blood tests will be analyzed to
determine various correlations of symptoms and EGG rhythms. This is
the first NIH (National Institute of Health) study funded for the
study of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
In
another study, funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Association, EGG
rhythms in patients with diabetes who are being evaluated for
pancreas-kidney transplants are being used to help patients about to
undergo transplantation. These patients have severe nausea and
vomiting and often have gastroparesis. Conducted by Dr. William
Kennedy, of The Kennedy Peripheral Nerve Laboratory at the University
of Minnesota, this study will look at symptoms and EGG rhythms before
and after the pancreas-kidney transplant. It is hypothesized that the
symptoms of nausea and vomiting will resolve after transplant, and
gastric dysrhythmias will also improve. Furthermore, the gastric
electrical rhythms will be correlated with various nerve abnormalities
that are discovered in the stomach lining.
In a study being performed
at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Nick Talley will
study the causes of dyspepsia (unexplained nausea, bloating, and
abdominal discomfort after meals), using EGG recordings to obtain
objective measures of gastric electrical activity. The EGG will be
recorded before, during, and after subjects ingest Ensure, a liquid
nutrition supplement. EGG rhythms are recorded and sensations of
hunger or satiety are obtained. The study’s initial work is with
healthy volunteers, with a follow-up investigation planned in
patients with dyspepsia.
Finally, the Stanford University Medical Center Hospital, has acquired
an 3CPM EGG machine for work with children in the department of
Pediatrics.
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