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Examination of the usefulness and safety of a self-propelling capsule endoscope for observing the digestive tract

Not Applicable
Conditions
screening
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000027805
Lead Sponsor
Osaka Medical College, Second Department of Internal Medicine
Brief Summary

To resolve the problems associated with the existing self-propelling capsule endoscope, it may be necessary to not only improve the capsule endoscopes, but also to control the environment within the gastrointestinal tract with medications and other means. Our results could guide other researchers in developing capsule endoscopes controllable from outside the body, thus allowing real-time observation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
5
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for capsule endoscopy will be adopted (1) Persons in whom nausea vomiting and abdominal distension suggest the presence of gastrointestinal occlusion or stenosis (2) Those with a history of gastrointestinal diseases, such as Crohn s disease (3) Those with a history of abdominal surgery (4) Those with a history of pelvic radiotherapy (5) Those wearing a cardiac pacemaker or other electric medical devices (6) Those with dysphagia (7) Those regularly taking NSAIDs

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Emptying time for each section of the digestive tract (stomach, small intestine, large intestine)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Detection of lesions, degree of intestinal lavage, and presence or absence of adverse events
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