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Trial of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

NCT01006824 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2011-01-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study compares wireless capsule endoscopy (patients swallow a pill-size camera that sends pictures of the intestine to a recorder worn on their belt) to an x-ray study (called dedicated small bowel contrast radiography) in patients who have bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract without a source of the bleeding identified on routine endoscopic examinations of the esophagus (food pipe), stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

The investigators hope to determine if the capsule is a better test in terms of decreasing further bleeding, decreasing the need for further diagnostic testing, and decreasing the need for blood transfusions and time spent in the hospital.

Conditions

  • Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Occult or Overt)

Interventions

OTHER

Capsule endoscopy

Capsule endoscopy

OTHER

Dedicated small bowel contrast radiography

Dedicated small bowel contrast radiography

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Southern California

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Loren Laine, M.D. · University of Southern California

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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