A Prospective Study Evaluating The Utility of Transnasal Endoscopy With Roux en Y Gastric Bypass

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

Improvements in imaging technology have allowed for the development of small endoscopes ("slim scopes") half the size of a typical endoscope. These small endoscopes can be passed transnasally into the esophagus and stomach with only local anesthesia to the nasal passage without the need for deep sedation. They have been used in the detection of diseases of the esophagus and stomach,3,4 but have not been used in the detection of complications in the post bariatric population

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01526772

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

11

Starts

2011-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-07-07

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects must be able to review and sign informed consent
• Subjects have undergone Roux en Y gastric bypass
• Subjects report any of the following symptoms that would prompt investigation and referral for an upper endoscopy; abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or problems swallowing

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who cannot give and sign informed consent.

Where it is running

• Wake Forest Baptist Health — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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