Photopill Treatment in Healthy Volunteers (Photopill)

December 10, 2012 updated by: Hanke Brandse, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

The Assessment of the Photopill Capsule Treatment for Safety and Feasibility in Healthy Volunteers, a Phase 1 Trial

Photo-bio-stimulation by Low Level Light therapy(LLLT) has demonstrated its clinical use in chemotherapy/radiotherapy oral mucositis.

Unpublished study (Melzer, Ben-Yehuda et al. UEGW 2012) with the Photopill (LLLT) capsule treatment in mice showed a significant beneficial effect on the endoscopic severity of DSS-induced colitis in mice.

Therefore a phase 1 trial is designed to assess the safety and feasibility of the Photopill treatment in healthy volunteers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

  • Netherlands
    • Noord-Holland
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1105 AZ
        • Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, department of Gastroenterology

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 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who are generally healthy.
  • Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with any known GI related symptoms complaints or GI diseases.
  • Subjects with cancer or other life threatening diseases or conditions.
  • Subjects with cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases.
  • Pregnant women.
  • Subjects who underwent any colon surgery.
  • Morbid Obesity (BMI > 40).
  • Drug abuse or alcoholism.
  • Bed-ridden patient.
  • Any rectal therapy.
  • Participation in current clinical study or clinical study within 30 days prior to the study.

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: Photopill treatment
Photopill treatment, 2 minutes per cm rectal mucosa (3cm) 10 times
Device: Photopill treatment
2 courses of 5 Photopill treatments within 14 days. In each treatment, 3cm of rectal tissue will be exposed, 2 minutes per cm, to low level light therapy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Participants with Adverse Events (Mucosal Aspect at 2nd sigmoidoscopy after 7-14 days) as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability
Time Frame: During Study period: day 0-14
During Study period: day 0-14

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Geert D'Haens, Prof.dr, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

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

August 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 3, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 5, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 8, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 11, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2012

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • METC2012_150, ABR: 40642

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