Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Imaging

N/ATerminatedNCT01034670

Stanford University3 enrolled

Overview

To develop new methods to detect malignant and premalignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastric (Stomach) Cancer Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)

Interventions

Dual axis endoscopic microscopeDEVICE

This is a device that is used in the accessory port of a standard endoscope and allows visualization of microscopic areas of mucosa.

wide field fluorescence systemDEVICE

This is a modification to the existing narrow band endoscope from Olympus that incorporates different filters on the source and collecting optics to enable fluorescence imaging. It is used as is a standard endoscope.

CellVizioDEVICE

Minimicroscope--this is an FDA approved fiber-based microscope that we will use according to the manufacturers protocols.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria:patients be at least 18 years of age, Either genders All ethnic backgrounds will be considered. Patients who are scheduled for endoscopy by one of the investigators will be asked if they are interested in participating in the study. The study will be open to all patients undergoing endoscopy that do not have exclusion criteria. We will ask all patients if they are participating in any other studies. If they are participating in any other study then we will ask them for more information to determine whether there could be any harm from participating in both studies and if there is then they will not be enrolled. Exclusion Criteria:Patients with unstable vital signs will not be included.

Locations (1)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Participants With Successful Imaging of the Mucosa

Detection of mucosa abnormailities as a first step in the goal of detection of neoplasia

Time frame: 5 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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