Annemette Haase

Dr. Annemette Haase


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 November 2024 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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MKMette W. Klinge
Mette W. Klinge
AHAnnemette Haase
Annemette Haase
NRNanna Sutter Rolighed
Nanna Sutter Rolighed
KKKlaus Krogh
Klaus Krogh
MSMark Scott
Mark Scott
ALAnders Bergh Lødrup
Anders Bergh Lødrup
Background/Objectives: Chronic nausea and vomiting (N/V) disorders are common in clinical practice. Our primary aim was to compare total and segmental gastrointestinal transit times as well as gastric contraction patterns in patients with chronic N/V syndrome to those of healthy volunteers (HVs). In the patient group, our secondary aim was to explore how symptoms and motility patterns were affected by a serotonin HT4 receptor agonist (Prucalopride). Methods: Patients with chronic N/V syndrome and HVs underwent baseline assessment of regional gastrointestinal (GI) motility/transit using the Motilis 3D-Transit system. Patients were then treated with Prucalopride 2 mg daily for 28 days, with the 3D-transit examination repeated within 10–20 days after treatment onset. Two self-administered questionnaires (the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale [GSRS] and Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index [GCSI]) were used to assess patients’ symptoms. Results: A total of 19 patients (13 F; median age 25 years (IQR 22–39) and 55 HVs (25 F; median age 28 (24–35) were included. At baseline, no differences in regional GI transit times were found between groups. However, patients had a significantly lower gastric contraction amplitude than HVs (9 mmHg (IQR 8–11) vs. 12 (10–15: p < 0.001). In response to Prucalopride treatment, gastric emptying time was reduced from a median of 3.1 h to 1.6 h (p < 0.005). Further, the GCSI was significantly reduced from GCSI 3.0 (IQR 2.3–3.7) at baseline to GCSI 1.9 (IQR 1.3–3.2) with Prucalopride. Conclusions: Patients with chronic N/V syndrome have significantly lower gastric contraction amplitude than HVs and may symptomatically benefit from prokinetics. They do not, however, have evidence of panenteric dysmotility.