Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01079416
Study of Capsule Endoscopy to Determine the Accuracy for Detection of Esophageal Varices
Is Capsule Endoscopy Accurate and Cost-effective Enough to Screen Cirrhotic Patients for Varices & Other Lesions?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 65 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 85 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Esophageal capsule endoscopy is sedation-less alternative to upper endoscopy for evaluating esophageal lesions and potentially other upper gastrointestinal lesions. The purpose of this study was to determine whether esophageal capsule endoscopy is convenient and accurate as upper endoscopy for detection of esophageal varices and related lesions.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Capsule endoscopy, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-02-01
- Completion
- 2008-02-01
- First posted
- 2010-03-03
- Last updated
- 2013-02-01
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01079416. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.