Purpose of study: To evaluate the efficacy of PillCam Colon2 in subjects with an incomplete standard colonoscopy Study design: 4 centers, prospective, cohort study Number of subjects: 74 subjects Subject population: Patients that are indicated for colonoscopy, who are suspected or known to suffer from colonic diseases and had an incomplete standard colonoscopy Control group: None Procedure Duration: Approximately 10-12 hours Duration of Follow up: One week follow up Duration of study: 12 months Primary objectives: Evaluation of the efficacy of PillCam Colon2 to visualize the colon segment not reached by an incomplete standard colonoscopy Evaluation of distribution of excretion of capsules over time
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
74
Bethesda Krankenhaus Bergedorf
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
RECRUITINGAsklepios Klinik Altona
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
RECRUITINGEv. Krankenhaus Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
RECRUITINGGastroenterologische Praxis
Düsseldorf, Germany
RECRUITINGKlinikum der J.W. Goethe-Universität, Medizinische Klinik 1
Frankfurt, Germany
RECRUITINGKlinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Ludwigshafen, Germany
RECRUITINGEvaluation of the efficacy of PillCam Colon2 to visualize the colon segment not reached by an incomplete standard colonoscopy
Study endpoint: Number of patients in whom capsule colonoscopy visualizes the complete segments missed by prior incomplete standard colonoscopy.
Time frame: One week follow up
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