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The Clinical Utility of Overtube Use at the Time of Endoscopy

NCT00861263 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 193

Last updated 2014-04-14

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Summary

Endoscopy has become a vital part of the gastroenterologist's evaluation and treatment of disorders involving the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The small bowel is an area of the GI tract, which can prove difficult to visualize during an endoscopy specifically designed to evaluate it, termed enteroscopy. Thus, the FDA has approved overtubes, such as the Endo-Ease® spiral overtube (Spirus Medical, Inc.) or EnteroPro® balloon overtube (Olympus Medical, Inc.), to facilitate passage of the endoscope through the GI tract. The aims of the study are to evaluate the efficiency of an overtube system for visualization of small bowel. The hypothesis is that this will permit more complete and efficient evaluation of the small intestine.

Conditions

  • Small Bowel Visualization

Interventions

DEVICE

overtube use during enteroscopy

use of overtube for the regular scheduled enteroscopy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Draganov, MD · University of Florida, Division of Gastroenterology

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-10-31
Completion
2012-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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