Capsule Endoscopy for Post-Ablation Esophageal Lesion Assessment

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Esophageal Lesion

In brief

This study utilizes a disposable capsule endoscope (Pillcam ESO) to assess the condition of a patient's esophagus before and after the RFA procedure, as the injury rate to the esophagus has not been established.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00990782

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

93

Starts

2009-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Symptomatic patients with persistent atrial fibrillation selected for radiofrequency ablation
• Adults aged 18 years and older
• Patients able to give informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under the age of 18
• Patient unable to or unwilling to swallow the capsule endoscopes
• Patients with cardiac pacemakers, implanted cardiac defibrillators or other implanted electro-medical devices
• Pregnant or lactating females
• Subjects with history of abdominal, pelvic, or bowel surgery within the past year

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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