The Clinical Utility of Overtube Use at the Time of Endoscopy (Spirus)

March 7, 2014 updated by: University of Florida
Endoscopy has become a vital part of the gastroenterologist's evaluation and treatment of disorders involving the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The small bowel is an area of the GI tract, which can prove difficult to visualize during an endoscopy specifically designed to evaluate it, termed enteroscopy. Thus, the FDA has approved overtubes, such as the Endo-Ease® spiral overtube (Spirus Medical, Inc.) or EnteroPro® balloon overtube (Olympus Medical, Inc.), to facilitate passage of the endoscope through the GI tract. The aims of the study are to evaluate the efficiency of an overtube system for visualization of small bowel. The hypothesis is that this will permit more complete and efficient evaluation of the small intestine.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

193

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

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610
        • Shands at UF

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:

  1. Subjects ≥ 18 years.
  2. Have an indication for enteroscopy as determined by the patient's physicians. These indications include, but are not limited to, obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, malabsorption, suspected small bowel tumor, small bowel strictures, small bowel ulceration, and abnormal imaging of the small bowel.
  3. Scheduled to undergo enteroscopy at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, as medically indicated.
  4. Subject must be able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Platelets < 75,000.
  2. INR > 1.6.
  3. NSAIDS within 48 hours of procedure.
  4. Pregnancy.
  5. Esophageal stricture.
  6. Inability to give informed consent.

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

  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: spiral overtube
Any subject that has been referred for spiral enteroscopy will be asked to participate in this study. The purpose is to gather data about the technical aspects of the procedure,diagnostic capability and treatment as well as long term follow up.
Device: overtube use during enteroscopy
use of overtube for the regular scheduled enteroscopy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Bleeding
Time Frame: up to 6 yrs after after the endoscopy
The number of patients that had persistent or recurrent GI bleeding after spiral enteroscopy.
up to 6 yrs after after the endoscopy

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Florida

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Peter Draganov, MD, University of Florida, Division of Gastroenterology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

June 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 12, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

March 13, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 14, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2014

Last Verified

March 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Spirus Overtube

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