DiabeticSkater
Well-Known Member
I have suffered with diabetic gastroparesis for a while now. Its only mild compared to some and controlled quite well with domperidone. Some days are worse than others.
I have been asked to take part in trials for a new drug called TZP-101 at my local university hospital. This trail is being sponsered by the manufacturer Tranzyme Incorperated and require a weeks addmitance to the hospital. I will be given meals at set time and a IV infusion of the drug 30 minute before the meals each day followed by a series of tests and question.
The study title is
A Multicentre, Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study to Asses the Efficiancy and safety of TZP-101 when administered as a 30 minute I.V. infusion to subjects with severe gastropareisis due to diabetes mellitus.
I should have been for a test a couple of weeks ago to determine if I truely have this condition. The test involves drinking a product like those protein drinks taken by bodybuilders and then taking breath tests to check for something or another. Unfortunately that day I was ill and will have to wait til november for the second round of study.
I am eager to take part as it definately determine wether or not I truely have gastropareisis before I take part. and if the trials go well this drug will be generally available to alliviate symtoms and improve the lives of myself and that of other with the same condition. I must admit I am a little frightened of hospitals and have been known to run away on previous admittance.
Also I have taken part in many studies and beleive that this will benefit us all in the long run.
So do any of you suffer with gastroparesis and find the drugs available at the moment either dont work or have severe side effects? I find the domperidone only seems to take the edge off the nausea and other related symptoms.
I have been asked to take part in trials for a new drug called TZP-101 at my local university hospital. This trail is being sponsered by the manufacturer Tranzyme Incorperated and require a weeks addmitance to the hospital. I will be given meals at set time and a IV infusion of the drug 30 minute before the meals each day followed by a series of tests and question.
The study title is
A Multicentre, Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study to Asses the Efficiancy and safety of TZP-101 when administered as a 30 minute I.V. infusion to subjects with severe gastropareisis due to diabetes mellitus.
I should have been for a test a couple of weeks ago to determine if I truely have this condition. The test involves drinking a product like those protein drinks taken by bodybuilders and then taking breath tests to check for something or another. Unfortunately that day I was ill and will have to wait til november for the second round of study.
I am eager to take part as it definately determine wether or not I truely have gastropareisis before I take part. and if the trials go well this drug will be generally available to alliviate symtoms and improve the lives of myself and that of other with the same condition. I must admit I am a little frightened of hospitals and have been known to run away on previous admittance.
Also I have taken part in many studies and beleive that this will benefit us all in the long run.
So do any of you suffer with gastroparesis and find the drugs available at the moment either dont work or have severe side effects? I find the domperidone only seems to take the edge off the nausea and other related symptoms.
