Squatting on the Toilet and Capsule Endoscopy

• Conditions: Intestinal Diseases
• Interventions: Behavioral: squatting on the toilet

• Registration Number: NCT04340089
• Lead Sponsor: The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effect of squatting on the toilet on gastric transit time and complete examination rate of capsule endoscopy.In the observation group, the patients could go to squatting on the toilet at any time as they want to after taking the capsule.

Detailed Description

The subjects were divided into a control group and an observation group according to whether the patient squatted in the toilet, In the control group, the patients took discontinuous right lateral position, walked on a flat road and climbed the stairs alternately. In the observation group, in addition to the above ways, the patients could go to squatting on the toilet at any time in the first hour after taking the capsule. The operator observed the position of capsule every one hour. The examination was over when capsule endoscopy entered the colon. If the capsule remained in the small intestine, the examination continued until the capsule ran out of power.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-14
• Study Start: 2020-04-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-30
• Study Completion: 2022-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding, unexplained chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea, suspected Crohn's disease, suspected small intestinal tumor, and patients needing to exclude small intestinal diseases.

Exclusion Criteria

• suspected intestinal obstruction and intestinal stenosis, esophageal stenosis or dysphagia, history of abdominal operation, or diabetes mellitus.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
observation group	squatting on the toilet	the patients can go to squatting on the toilet at any time as they want to after taking the capsule

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CER	72 hours	complete examination rate

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
GTT	72 hours	gastric transit time

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The second affiliated hospital of Chongqing Medical University; 🇨🇳 Chongqing, Chongqing, China