Early Diagnosis of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding with PillCam ESO

In patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding is capsule endoscopy as good as or better than upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy at making a diagnosis

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000580279

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-07-14

Start date

2009-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

A new simple method of looking at the upper digestive tract has been developed. This is a capsule that has a camera inside it called PillCam ESO. The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic effectiveness of PillCam ESO endoscopy with standard endsocopy in people with gastrointestinal bleeding.

Interventions

Capsule endoscopy - A Pillcamera is swallowed by the patient with a small sip of water. The patient wears a receiver belt on the abdomen. The pillcamera takes images and electronically sends them to the recorder worn by the patient. The study duration is for one hour. The belt is removed and the pillcamera is excreted by the patient in the stools. This is a one off procedure for the purpose of the study.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Other

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients presenting with acute GI bleeding Patients 18 yrs or older Patients able to give consent Patients eligible and willing to undergo upper endoscopy and Pillcam ESO

Exclusion criteria

Dysphagia Zenker’s diverticulum Pregnancy Esophageal stricture Gastric or intestinal obstruction Multiple abdominal surgeries Cognitive impairment Patients with large volume frank haematemesis

Outcome results