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Emergency Capsule Endoscopy in Severe GI-bleeding

Primary Purpose

GI-bleeding

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
Germany
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
capsule endoscopy
Sponsored by
Technical University of Munich
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional diagnostic trial for GI-bleeding focused on measuring GI-bleeding, capsule endoscopy

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

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

Sites / Locations

  • Klinikum rechts der Isar

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

capsule endoscopy

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

the influence of capsule endoscopy on guidance of further diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

Secondary Outcome Measures

frequency of mid-GI-bleeding in all patients
diagnostic yield

Full Information

First Posted
April 23, 2012
Last Updated
January 28, 2015
Sponsor
Technical University of Munich
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01584869
Brief Title
Emergency Capsule Endoscopy in Severe GI-bleeding
Official Title
Emergency Capsule Endoscopy in Severe GI-bleeding
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
January 2015
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
December 2011 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
March 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
March 2014 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Technical University of Munich

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Primary objective: Evaluation of capsule endoscopy in the emergency setting of severe GI-Bleeding.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
GI-bleeding
Keywords
GI-bleeding, capsule endoscopy

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Diagnostic
Study Phase
Phase 2, Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
20 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
capsule endoscopy
Arm Type
Experimental
Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
capsule endoscopy
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
the influence of capsule endoscopy on guidance of further diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Time Frame
after complete recruitment
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
frequency of mid-GI-bleeding in all patients
Title
diagnostic yield
Time Frame
after complete recruitment

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
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
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Klinikum rechts der Isar
City
München
State/Province
Bavaria
ZIP/Postal Code
81675
Country
Germany

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
25432532
Citation
Schlag C, Menzel C, Nennstiel S, Neu B, Phillip V, Schuster T, Schmid RM, von Delius S. Emergency video capsule endoscopy in patients with acute severe GI bleeding and negative upper endoscopy results. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Apr;81(4):889-95. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.09.035.
Results Reference
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