Using Spectrally Encoded Confocal Microscopy (SECM) to Image the Esophagus

NCT02202590 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2025-10-22

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Summary

The goal of this study is to test the feasibility and the tolerability of a tethered spectrally encoded confocal microscopy (SECM) capsule and to use it to image the esophagus.

Conditions

  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Interventions

DEVICE

SECM Capsule

Imaging of the esophagus using the SECM capsule and system

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Guillermo Tearney, MD., PhD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2028-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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