Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy: Experience From a Single Large Tertiary Care Centre

NCT05228379 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AIG/IEC-BH&R 17/08/2021-02
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,157
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Examination of the small bowel has been considered a challenge for several anatomical (i.e. distance from external orifices, length) and physiological (i.e. active peristalsis) reasons. Conventional techniques of endoscopy are limited by length while radiologic examinations, such as barium studies, are insensitive for evaluating small bowel pathology. An ingestible miniature camera device capable of obtaining images of the whole small intestine was developed due to a need for the exploration of this "final frontier". The purpose of this article is to review and share our institution's results using small bowel capsule endoscopy, with special reference to the existing literature.

Conditions

Small Bowel Disease; Small Bowel Ulcers; Capsule Endoscopy; Small Bowel Tumor

Keywords

capsule endoscopy; small bowel

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Indications for doing capsule endoscopy procedure

  The study will help find the various indications for doing capsule endoscopy for small bowel diseases.

  8-9 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Findings visualized on capsule endoscopy.

  8-9 years

• Diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy

  8-9 years

Interventions

Small Bowel Capsule Endosocopy PROCEDURE

A wireless capsule is ingested by the patient. It moves passively along with the peristaltic movements to capture images of the small intestine. The images are processed and recorded by data recorder worn on a belt. The recorded images are downloaded and analyzed by the computer software.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 87 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study includes patients who underwent capsule endoscopy from Jan 2013 till 30 June, 2021.

You may qualify if:

• All patients who underwent capsule endoscopy in AIG Hospitals Hyderbad till 30 June, 2021 will be enrolled in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients in whom capsule was unable to reach caecum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India: lead

Related Publications (4)

• Goenka MK, Majumder S, Kumar S, Sethy PK, Goenka U. Single center experience of capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol. 2011 Feb 14;17(6):774-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i6.774.

  PMID: 21390148 RESULT

• Yung DE, Robertson AR, Davie M, Sidhu R, McAlindon M, Rahman I, Patel P, Sinha L, Mason S, Brzeszczynska J, Douglas S, Plevris JN, Koulaouzidis A. Double-headed small-bowel capsule endoscopy: Real-world experience from a multi-centre British study. Dig Liver Dis. 2021 Apr;53(4):461-466. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.01.017. Epub 2021 Feb 8.

  PMID: 33574013 RESULT

• Flemming J, Cameron S. Small bowel capsule endoscopy: Indications, results, and clinical benefit in a University environment. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Apr;97(14):e0148. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010148.

  PMID: 29620627 RESULT

• Kav T, Bayraktar Y. Five years' experience with capsule endoscopy in a single center. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Apr 28;15(16):1934-42. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1934.

  PMID: 19399924 RESULT

Study Officials

• Neeraj Singla, MBBS, MD, DM

  Consultant Gastroenterologist

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 3, 2022
• First Posted: February 8, 2022
• Study Start: January 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2021
• Last Updated: February 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01