Prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders in the general population 50 to 75 years in the Ommoord municipality: videocapsule in the Rotterdam study
- Conditions
- ulcers1001794310017987celiac diseasepolyps
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
- 50-74 years
- participant Rotterdam study
- Inability or refusal to provide informed consent.
- Persons with a severe or terminal disease with a life-expectancy of less than 5 years.
- An allergy or any other known contraindication to the medication used in this study
- Renal failure, eGFR <30 ml/min/1.73m2
- Congestive heart failure NYHA class III or IV
- Dysphagia or other swallowing disorder which makes it impossible to swallow the capsule.
- High risk of capsule retention: IBD, Personal history of gastrointestinal surgery other than uncomplicated procedures that would be unlikely to lead to bowel obstruction based on the clinical judgment of the investigator.
- Cardiac pacemakers or other implanted electro-medical equipment.
- An MRI scheduled within 14 days after ingestion of the capsule.
- Patients with diagnosed or suspected Congenital Long QT Syndrome
- Patients with concomitant use of drugs that prolong the QT interval
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Prevalence of:<br /><br>- Inflammation, ulcerations and erosions of the gastrointestinal tract,<br /><br>including peptic ulcers<br /><br>- Barrets esophagus<br /><br>- Celiac disease<br /><br>- Gastrointestinal bleeding<br /><br>- Small bowel polyps<br /><br>- Large bowel polyps</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method