Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00449995
Confocal Laserscanning Microscopy for Detection of Barretts Esophagus
Confocal Laserscanning Microscopy for Detection of Barretts Esophagus. A Blinded Multi-Center Study.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 73 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Four quadrant biopsies in regular ranges is the goldstandard in monitoring this disease. The ideal situation for the endoscopist is to visualize cellular structures, which implies having microscopic imaging available. A potential candidate to fill this gap could be confocal fluorescence microscopy (Cellvizio®-GI and Mauna Kea Technologies). To compare the gold standard with the confocal fluorescence microscopy for detection of metaplastic - or intraepithelial neoplastic changes of barrett-suspicious esophageal mucosa this study has been initiated.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | confocal laser microscopy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-07-01
- Completion
- 2008-11-01
- First posted
- 2007-03-21
- Last updated
- 2008-12-24
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00449995. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.