Effect of T6 Dermatome Electrical Stimulation on Gastroduodenal Motility in Healthy Volunteers

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Abdominal surgery other than appendectomy, Caesarian section or tubal ligation.
• •2. Positive history of chronic gastrointestinal diseases, systemic disease that could affect gastrointestinal motility, or use of medications that may alter gastrointestinal motility.
• •3. Positive history of spinal cord injury and/or chronic back pain.
• •4. Significant untreated psychiatric dysfunction based upon screening with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Inventory (HAD). If such a dysfunction is identified by a HAD score \>11 on either Anxiety or Depression or difficulties with substance or eating disorders, the participant will be excluded and given a referral letter to his/her primary care doctor for further appraisal and follow-up.
• •5. Intake of medication, whether prescribed or over the counter (except multivitamins), within 7 days of the study. Exceptions are birth control pill, estrogen replacement therapy, thyroxine replacement therapy, low dose analgesia or anti-inflammatory medications (Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen) and any medication administered for co-morbidities as long as they do not alter gastrointestinal motility.
• •6. Subjects may also be excluded from participation for other factors at the discretion of the principal investigator.