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Visualization of the Colon Through Use of the Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE) in Participants With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

NCT06989424 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2026-04-21

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Summary

In this study, the investigators will test the ability of the Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE) to travel through the colon of people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The MFE is a device made of ultra-flexible tubing that contains a camera, light, and magnet at the tip. The tip of the tube is about the size of a penny. The magnet inside the tip allows the MFE to be moved through the colon by a second magnet attached to a robotic arm that is outside the body. The purpose of this study is to see how the MFE travels through the colon of IBD patients and if it is tolerable.

Conditions

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Colonoscopy

Interventions

DEVICE

Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE)

The Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE) is a single-use endoscope intended to integrate with other commercially available devices for visualization of the human colon in order to eliminate the need for passage of the much stiffer, non-intuitive, risk prone standard colonoscope. The MFE will be introduced into the colon and traverse from the rectum to the cecum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Keith L Obstein · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-31
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-01-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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