Prospective multicenter trial comparing Double Balloon enteroscopy (DBE) and Single balloon enteroscopy (SBE) in patients with small bowel disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000091

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-03-02

Start date

2007-09-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

expected or proved pathologie of the small bowel C17 K50.0 K55.8 D12.6

Interventions

Group 1: double ballon enteroscopy Group 2: single ballon enteroscopy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria had been suspected or known small bowel disorder for diagnostic balloon enteroscopy or therapeutic enteroscopy with argon plasma coagulation of up to 5 angiodysplasias.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria had been age under 18 years, pregnancy, coagulation disorders (thrombocytes 50 s), prior surgery of the small bowel and colon, scheduled therapeutic interventions like polypectomy, dilation of stenoses and argon plasma coagulation of more than 5 angiodysplasias or foreign body extraction. Therapeutic balloon enteroscopies had been excluded, because the time needed for treatment cannot be used for further advance to achieve complete enteroscopy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
complete enteroscopy	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Färber

Klinik für Innere Medizin II Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken Wiesbaden

michael_faerber@gmx.de0611/43-2420

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026