NCT06500468

PillSense for Suspected Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Usage of Novel Blood Sensing Capsule in Emergency Department to Triage Patients With Suspected Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tan Tock Seng Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel blood sensing capsule (PillSense), to help emergency doctors better evaluate if patients have active upper digestive tract bleeding, to determine if they can be discharged safely. The PillSense System consists of the PillSense Capsule, a small single use capsule that is safe for human consumption and PillSense Receiver, an external real-time monitor for data display to detect the presence of bleeding in the upper digestive tract within 10 minutes.

Detailed description

The use of the PillSense System enables the clinician to make a more informed choice on the treatment plan for the patient. If the system revealed "No Blood Detected", this is suggestive there is absence of blood in the stomach. Together with the presenting symptoms, physical examination and laboratory tests, it gives the emergency physician a more accurate method to detect if patient is actively bleeding. If patient remained stable during the monitoring, the patient can be discharged home for early outpatient review, instead of waiting in Emergency Department (ED) for prolonged duration to be admitted and wait in the ward for investigations like gastroscopy to be performed. This reduces unnecessary strain on the hospital's limited resources and may improve overall patient's experience. Patients with 'Blood Detected' result will be admitted with early gastroscopy planned within 72 hours. Patients with 'No Blood Detected' result, will be monitored closely in ED and, if deemed to be stable, to be discharged with an outpatient gastroscopy within 96 hours. A product such as the PillSense System which employs a minimally invasive method to help clinicians detect whether or not a patient has blood in upper gastrointestinal tract within 10 minutes. This will be a quick and objective tool to determine if the patient is having active upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), to assist in triaging patients for more emergent definitive care. This system can also be easily administered by non-clinician and do not require special training to read the results, minimising the need for highly specialised staff to provide this service. The information provided by the PillSense System which taken together with other clinical parameters may lead to more efficient, safer and higher quality patient care.

Conditions

• Bleeding Ugi

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	PillSense System	The PillSense System consists of the PillSense Capsule, a small single use capsule that is safe for human consumption and PillSense Receiver, an external real-time monitor for data display. The PillSense Capsule is a minimally invasive, single use medical device designed to detect the presence of bleeding in the upper digestive tract, to aid with patient care. The PillSense Receiver collects and displays real-time information gathered by the PillSense Capsule within 10 minutes. The PillSense Receiver interprets the data and displays a result message "Blood detected" or "No blood detected".

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-07-18
• Primary completion: 2026-01-01
• Completion: 2026-01-01
• First posted: 2024-07-15
• Last updated: 2024-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Singapore

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study