Evaluation of a PillCam Colon Bowel Preparation Regimen in Crohn's Disease Patients
Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2
Conditions studied: Crohn's Disease
In brief
The proposed study is designed to evaluate Pillcam regimen in Crohn's disease patients, using the PillCam Colon system.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01576120
- Run by
- Medtronic - MITG
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2012-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-08-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subject is 18 years of age and above
- Subjects who are determined by their physician to have active Crohn's disease based on at least one of the following tests which were performed in the past 3 months :
- Colonoscopy
- Capsule endoscopy of the small bowel or colon
- Other radiology tests
- Clinical symptoms with elevated positive inflammatory markers ;ESR, CRP, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis, fecal lactoferrin, or fecal alpha-1 antitrypsin
- Proven patency by the Agile capsule or another approach deemed clinically acceptable by the investigator, e.g. CT enterography, performed within the 3 months prior to enrollment
- Subject is able and agrees to sign the Informed Consent Form
You may not qualify if…
- • Subject has dysphagia
- Subject has congestive heart failure
- Subject has renal insufficiency
- Subject has cirrhosis
- Subject is known or is suspected to suffer from intestinal obstruction
- Subject has known previous stricture/obstruction of the SB or colon
- Chronic use of laxatives
- Subject has a cardiac pacemaker or other implanted electro medical device.
- Women who are either pregnant or nursing at the time of screening, who intend to be during the study period, or are of child-bearing potential and do not practice medically acceptable methods of contraception.
- Subject is expected to undergo MRI examination within 7 days after ingestion of the capsule.
- Subject has had prior abdominal surgery of the gastrointestinal tract other than uncomplicated procedures that would be unlikely to lead to bowel obstruction based on the clinical judgment of the investigator.
- Subject has any condition, which precludes compliance with study and/or device instructions.
- Subject suffers from life threatening conditions
- Subject is currently participating in another clinical study
- Subject has known slow gastric emptying time or GI transit time.
- Subject is allergic or contraindicated to any of the study medications
Where it is running
- Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Dayton Gastroenterology — Beavercreek, Ohio, United States
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