Capsule endoscopy has been shown to be the first-line endoscopic procedure for small bowel disease. This study was aimed to compare the performance between the frequency-altering AKE-1 capsule and the Pillcam SB2 in patients with suspected small bowel disease.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
53
Wuhan Union Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Shanghai Changhai Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
judgement of normal or abnormal of gastrointestinal tract
If a lesion is detected by capsule endoscopy in gastrointestinal tract in a patient, the result will be judged as abnormal.
Time frame: 5 weeks after the examination
complete small-bowel examination rate
Time frame: 5 weeks after the examination
diagnostic yield
The finding that could explain the symptom and resulted in clinical impact was considered as diagnosis.Diagnostic yield of a capsule endoscopy is the proportion of patients with positive diagnosis over total patients.
Time frame: 5 weeks after the examination
total recording time
Time frame: 5 weeks after the examination
gastric transit time
Time frame: the comparison was completed 5 weeks after the examination
small-bowel transit time
Time frame: the comparison was completed 5 weeks after the examination
total number of images captured
Time frame: the comparison was completed 5 weeks after the examination
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