Squatting on the Toilet and Capsule Endoscopy

The Effect of Squatting on the Toilet on Gastric Transit Time and Complete Examination Rate of Capsule Endoscopy

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04340089

Acronym

Enrollment

300

Registered

2020-04-09

Start date

2020-04-15

Completion date

2022-03-31

Last updated

2020-04-14

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Conditions

Intestinal Diseases

Keywords

squatting on the toilet, capsule endoscopy

Brief summary

This study evaluates the effect of squatting on the toilet on gastric transit time and complete examination rate of capsule endoscopy.In the observation group, the patients could go to squatting on the toilet at any time as they want to after taking the capsule.

Detailed description

The subjects were divided into a control group and an observation group according to whether the patient squatted in the toilet, In the control group, the patients took discontinuous right lateral position, walked on a flat road and climbed the stairs alternately. In the observation group, in addition to the above ways, the patients could go to squatting on the toilet at any time in the first hour after taking the capsule. The operator observed the position of capsule every one hour. The examination was over when capsule endoscopy entered the colon. If the capsule remained in the small intestine, the examination continued until the capsule ran out of power.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALsquatting on the toilet

the patients could go to squatting on the toilet at any time as they want to after taking the capsule

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding, unexplained chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea, suspected Crohn's disease, suspected small intestinal tumor, and patients needing to exclude small intestinal diseases.

Exclusion criteria

* suspected intestinal obstruction and intestinal stenosis, esophageal stenosis or dysphagia, history of abdominal operation, or diabetes mellitus.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
CER	72 hours	complete examination rate

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
GTT	72 hours	gastric transit time

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026