Status:
UNKNOWN
Bowel Preparation and Prokinetics in Capsule Endoscopy
Lead Sponsor:
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Conditions:
Small Bowel Disease
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine whether taking bowel preparation (citramag and senna) or a medicine to speed up transit through the stomach (metoclopramide), will improve the quality of the imag...
Detailed Description
Capsule endoscopy is a diagnostic tool for the detection of small bowel disease allowing noninvasive endoscopic examination of the entire small bowel without the need for sedation. Its limited battery...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients over 18 who have been referred for capsule endoscopy
Exclusion
- Under 18
- Known or suspected gastrointestinal tract obstruction as this may impede passage of the capsule
- Known small bowel stricture or fistula as this may impede capsule passage
- Pregnancy, breast feeding or phaeochromocytoma as metoclopramide is contraindicated
- Recent gastrointestinal surgery in view of the risk of impeded capsule passage
- Permanent cardiac pacemaker or implantable defibrillator in-situ to avoid the risk of possible interference
- Congestive cardiac failure as citramag is contraindicated in such patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00275184
Start Date
January 1 2006
Last Update
September 24 2007
Active Locations (1)
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St Mark's Hospital, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom, HA1 3UJ