NaviCam Patency Capsule to Verify Gastrointestinal Patency (PATENCY)

June 10, 2026 updated by: AnX Robotica Corp.

A Prospective, Single Center Clinical Trial Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of the NaviCam Patency Capsule to Verify Gastrointestinal Patency

Participants included in this study will first swallow a patency capsule and then undergo an abdominal X-ray scan within 30 hours after swallowing the capsule to confirm weather the capsule is still in the body.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

If the X-ray scan indicates that the capsule is not in the body or shows that the patency capsule is in the colonic area or if an intact patency capsule is found in the bowel movement, it proves that the intestine is patent, and the patient can undergo an examination using capsule endoscopy. If the X-ray scan shows that the capsule is still in the small bowel area, it indicates that there may be stricture(s) in the intestines, and then small bowel capsule endoscopy may not be performed.

The patency capsule is a disposable medical device composed of medicinal excipients in the shape of a dissolvable passive capsule and will dissolve over time if not excreted.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

25

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 Contact

Study Locations

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with suspected or known intestinal stricture (with medical history records, physical examination records, and imaging evidence within the last 6 months.
  • Patients suffering from Crohn's Disease
  • Patients with long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
  • Patients with abdominal symptoms related to intestinal stricture.
  • Patients with chronic inflammatory diseases.
  • Patients with difficulty with balloon-assisted endoscopy (BAE).
  • Patients with a history of small bowel obstruction.
  • Patients with a history of intestinal resection surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with esophageal obstruction or swallowing disorder diseases.
  • Patients who are ineligible for surgery or refuse to undergo any abdominal surgery.
  • Patients with known allergies or other contraindications or intolerance to the medications used in this study.
  • Patients with pacemakers or other implanted electronic devices such as cochlear implants, magnetic metal drug infusion pumps, neurostimulators.
  • Pregnant women
  • Patients currently enrolled in another drug or device clinical trial.
  • Other conditions deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator.

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Single arm patency capsule evaluation
Participants will first swallow a patency capsule and then undergo an abdominal X-ray scan within 30 hours after swallowing the capsule to confirm whether the capsule is still in the body.
Device: NaviCam Patency Capsule
The NaviCam Patency Capsule is an accessory to the NaviCam capsule and is intended to verify adequate patency of the gastrointestinal tract prior to administration of the NaviCam capsule in patients with known or suspected strictures.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety of patency capsule
Time Frame: 30 hours
The number of patients successfully passing the Patency Capsule within 30 hours compared to the number of patients where the Patency Capsule dissolves in patients with strictures.
30 hours
Efficacy of patency capsule
Time Frame: 30 hours
The percentage of patients that successfully pass the Patency capsule within 30 hours.
30 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

AnX Robotica Corp.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rockford G Yapp, MD, Digestive Health Services

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 (Estimated)

June 15, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 15, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 15, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 10, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 16, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 16, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 10, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • P11_CEP-0001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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