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Table 2 Mean number of contractions per minute during the entire gastric residence of the capsule under different experimental conditions

From: Detection of drug effects on gastric emptying and contractility using a wireless motility capsule

Drug

Contraction frequency (SD) (minimum contraction threshold = 10 mmHg)

Contraction frequency (SD) (minimum contraction threshold = 20 mmHg)

Erythromycin

1.14 (± 1.02)

0.48 (± 0.58)

Saline

1.10 (± 0.74)

0.37 (± 0.26)

Morphine

0.94 (± 0.48)

0.29 (± 0.16)*

  1. *p = 0.14 morphine vs erythromycin, p = 0.12 saline vs morphine.