Study of Capsule Endoscopy to Determine the Accuracy for Detection of Esophageal Varices

January 31, 2013 updated by: Disaya Chavalitdhamrong, University of California, Los Angeles

Is Capsule Endoscopy Accurate and Cost-effective Enough to Screen Cirrhotic Patients for Varices & Other Lesions?

Esophageal capsule endoscopy is sedation-less alternative to upper endoscopy for evaluating esophageal lesions and potentially other upper gastrointestinal lesions. The purpose of this study was to determine whether esophageal capsule endoscopy is convenient and accurate as upper endoscopy for detection of esophageal varices and related lesions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

65

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
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 11301
        • UCLA

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 to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Cirrhotic patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age at least 18 years and less than 86 years at the time of consent.
  • Clinically evident or biopsy proven cirrhosis.
  • No previous documented UGI bleeding due to peptic ulcers, varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy, angiomas, or watermelon stomach.
  • No previous endoscopic, radiological or surgical treatment for variceal bleeding or ascites.
  • Probable life expectancy of at least 24 months without liver transplantation, as judged by the hepatologist and endoscopist-investigators, and have a Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score ≤ 29.
  • Signed a written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior variceal bleeding- esophageal, gastric, or other site.
  • Prior endoscopic (e.g. sclerotherapy, ligation, or combination therapy), radiological (e.g. transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt-TIPS) or surgical (e.g. portocaval or splenorenal shunt) treatment of esophagogastric varices or ascites.
  • Patient who was uncooperative or unable to give written consent.
  • Severe co-morbid illness, e.g. end stage chronic renal disease (e.g. dialysis dependence, creatinine greater than 2 times normal) or respiratory failure (e.g. ventilator dependent, oxygen dependent, unstable asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease- e.g. 2 or more hospitalizations for exacerbation in 1 year, asthma or obstructive pulmonary disease which required daily bronchodilators and/or oral/inhaled steroids), tense ascites requiring repeated therapeutic paracenteses, severe hepatic encephalopathy, peritonitis, or sepsis.
  • Active cancer with less than a 24 month expected survival and/or cancer on active treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.
  • Esophageal motility disorder, esophageal stricture or esophageal diverticulum, causing dysphagia or requiring dilatation.
  • GI obstruction or partial obstruction (by history or imaging), symptomatic GI stricture or pseudo-obstruction which may prevent passage of the capsule.
  • Patients with potentially reversible portal hypertension such as alcoholic hepatitis, acute viral hepatitis, untreated autoimmune hepatitis, or chronic hepatitis B or C on viral therapy.

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Capsule endoscopy
Study device
Device: Capsule endoscopy, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Gold standard
Device: Capsule endoscopy, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The accuracy of capsule endoscopy for detecting esophageal varices
Time Frame: June 2006-February 2008
June 2006-February 2008

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to perform and interpret capsule endoscopy study
Time Frame: June 2006-February 2008
June 2006-February 2008

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 1, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 2, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

March 3, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 01-11-047-12
  • K24DK002650 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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