chronic abdonimal pain
Conditions
Interventions
Index test:
Gold Standard:
Sponsors
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. chronic abdominal pain for at least 6 months; 2. all patients underwent examinations within 2 months before CE, including full blood count, liver and renal function test, electrolytes, stool routine plus occult blood test, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, and abdominal imaging examination including ultrasound, small intestinal barium imaging, abdominal computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging; 3. No evidence of organic disease was found to explain the abdominal pain according to the history, physical examinations and all above examinations; 4. Besides abdominal pain, the patients might accompany with: (1) chronic diarrhea for at least 2 weeks with a fluid or semisolid stool consistency and a stool frequency >=3 times/day; (2) weight loss >=10% within 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. gastrointestinal bleeding or anemia, including hematemesis, hematochezia or positive in fecal occult blood test; 2. intestinal obstruction diagnosed by clinical symptoms and/or imaging examinations; 3. confirmed Chron's Disease or other organic gastrointestinal diseases; 4. chronic pancreatitis; 5. hyperthyroidism; 6. malignant tumor; 7. other abnormal findings which might be the cause of abdominal pain; 8. abdominal surgery; 9. pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| report of capsule endoscopy;diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the proportions of findings in small intestine;adverse events; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLibin Huang
Outcome results
None listed