Status:
UNKNOWN
Surveillance of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Using Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Bleeding Peptic Ulcer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
To investigate the adjunctive role of "Capsule Endoscope" in continuous endoscopic monitoring and early detection of recurrent ulcer bleeding after endoscopic therapy in patients presenting with bleed...
Detailed Description
Background Acute gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical emergency worldwide. In Hong Kong it accounts for about 5% of all admissions through the Accident and Emergency Department1. The most co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with bleeding peptic ulcers; ulcer actively bleeding or with major stigmata of visible vessels ( protuberant discolorations in ulcer bases) and clots (Forrest I, IIa and IIb ulcers) seen at endoscopy performed within 24 hours of their admissions.
- Endoscopic hemostasis achieved (with defined endpoints).
- Age \> 18
- Provision of an informed written consent signed by the patient.
Exclusion
- The present of an intercurrent ulcer complication precluding endoscopic treatment such as gastric outlet obstruction or ulcer perforation mandating surgical intervention.
- Patients with clinical suspicion of intestinal obstruction, stricture and fistula.
- Patient with cardiac pacemaker, or any implanted electromedical device.
- Age \<18
- Pregnancy
- moribund patients e.g. patients with terminal malignancy
- Patient unable to give written consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00164827
Start Date
January 1 2003
Last Update
September 14 2005
Active Locations (1)
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1
Endoscopy Center, Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, China