Emergency Capsule Endoscopy in Severe GI-bleeding

January 28, 2015 updated by: Technical University of Munich
Primary objective: Evaluation of capsule endoscopy in the emergency setting of severe GI-Bleeding.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

20

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

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

  • Germany
    • Bavaria
      • München, Bavaria, Germany, 81675
        • Klinikum rechts der Isar

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:

patients with signs of severe GI-bleeding (with melena or dark bloody stool) and hemodynamic instability (defined as (pre)collapse or MAP < 80 mmHg or HR > 110) and/or drop of hemoglobin > 2g/dl/d and/or need of transfusion of minimum of 2 packed red cells

Exclusion Criteria:

missing consent form, pregnancy, origin of bleeding found in upper GI-endoscopy (e.g. blood in the stomach, ulcer, varices with signs of bleeding, mallory-weiss-tear, Angiodysplasia (with signs of bleeding), refluxesophagitis LA C or D) fresh bloody stool, known stenosis of the bowel, known site of bleeding, known inflammatory bowel disease

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: capsule endoscopy
Device: capsule endoscopy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
the influence of capsule endoscopy on guidance of further diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Time Frame: after complete recruitment
after complete recruitment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
frequency of mid-GI-bleeding in all patients
diagnostic yield
Time Frame: after complete recruitment
after complete recruitment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Technical University of Munich

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 23, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

April 25, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 29, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2015

Last Verified

January 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 23042012

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