Bougiecap for Treatment of Benign Stenosis in GI Tract

October 16, 2018 updated by: Alexander Meining, University of Ulm

The Bougiecap; a New Method for Treatment of Benign Stenosis in GI Tract

Feasibility testing of a cap-assisted endoscopic bougienage for benign upper GI stenosis with direct optical control.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Benign stenosis in the GI tract are endoscopically treated by using Savary-Gilliard Dilators. This method, although sufficient in its interventional success, provides only haptic control and often requires wire guidance or X-ray imaging for monitoring the position of the stenosis, the dilator and the dilation process.

To guarantee the missing optical feedback and enhance the intraprocedural control a conical, clear cap was developed. This single use device is attachable to the front end of an endoscope and provides direct visual evaluation of the mucosal damage and progress of the Bougienage, making x-ray imaging obsolete while resulting in an effective dilation. For the bougienage treatment, the endoscope with the cap on top is inserted into the patient's GI tract and aimed at the stenosis. By pushing the endoscope forward the cone shaped cap expands the mucosal diameter by conversion of longitudinal to radial force vectors. Lateral and frontal openings allow suction and flush during procedure.

The clear tapering cap is now to be tested for ist technical feasibility and ability to improve patients' quality of life following treatment. Therefore a quality of life questionnaire (Swal QoL) evaluating the patients' dysphagia is done right before and two weeks after the bougienage and an effective dilation is proved by being able to pass the stenosis with the endoscope after the treatment.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Essen, Germany
        • Marienhospital
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 89081
        • Universitätklinikum Ulm
      • Southhampton, United Kingdom
        • Southhamptan University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • benign Stenosis of the esophagus
  • indication for endoscopic treamtent of stenosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no informed consent
  • malignancy based Stenosis
  • no indication for endoscopic treamtent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Bougiecap
Treatment with Bougiecap instead of Savary Bougie
Treatment of esophagel Stenosis by Bougiecap

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Efficient bougienage with BougieCap
Time Frame: Day 0 (directly) after endoscopy
To measure the effect of bougienage a passage with the endoscope should be possible.after Treatment with the BougieCap (5mm Endoscope, 10mm endoscope)
Day 0 (directly) after endoscopy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Qol dysphagia
Time Frame: Day 0 before endoscopy and Day14 after treatment
Evaluation of life Quality by a 13 questions questionnaire. Clinical symptoms of dysphagia and General Quality of life are evaluated
Day 0 before endoscopy and Day14 after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alexander Meining, Prof., Head of Endoscopy

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

November 21, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 17, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1 (Mobile Health and Wellness Program)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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