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Magnetic Steering Improves Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Completion Rate

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Small Bowel Disease
Capsule Endoscopy
Registration Number
NCT03482661
Lead Sponsor
Zhuan Liao
Brief Summary

Patients referred for magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (MCE) in the participating center from June 2017 to November 2017 were prospectively enrolled. Magnetic steering of MCE was performed after standard gastric examination. Capsule endoscopy completion rate (CECR), gastric transit time (GTT), pyloric transit time (PTT) and rapid gastric transit rate (GTT ≤ 30 min) were compared with the historical control group enrolled from January 2017 to May 2017.

Detailed Description

Background and aims: Capsule endoscopy is currently available as a noninvasive and effective diagnostic modality to identify small bowel abnormalities, while the completion rate ranged from 75.1% to 95.6%. A novel magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (MCE) system could facilitate the capsule to pass through pylorus thereby reducing the gastric transit time (GTT). The investigators perform this study to determine the potential improvement in capsule endoscopy completion rate (CECR) under magnetic steering vs standard mode.

Methods: Patients referred for magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (MCE) in the participating center from June 2017 to November 2017 were prospectively enrolled. Magnetic steering of MCE was performed after standard gastric examination. Capsule endoscopy completion rate (CECR), gastric transit time (GTT), pyloric transit time (PTT) and rapid gastric transit rate (GTT ≤ 30 min) were compared with the historical control group enrolled from January 2017 to May 2017.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
227
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients aged over 18
  • With gastrointestinal complaints
  • Scheduled to undergo a capsule endoscopy for both stomach and small bowel
Exclusion Criteria
  • No surgical condition or refusing abdominal surgery to take out the capsule in case of capsule retention
  • Implanted pacemaker, except the pacemaker is compatible with MRI
  • Other implanted electromedical devices or magnetic metal foreign bodies
  • Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
CECRTwo weeks

Capsule endoscopy completion rate

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diagnostic cases by MCETwo weeks

Esophageal, gastric, small bowel and colon diseases diagnosed by MCE

Transit timeTwo weeks

Esophageal/gastric/pyloric/small bowel/total transit time

Rapid gastric transit rateTwo weeks

Rate of patients with a gastric transit time of ≤ 30 min

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shanghai Changhai Hospital

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Shanghai, China

Shanghai Changhai Hospital
🇨🇳Shanghai, China

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