The investigators are seeking healthy adult participants 18-60 years and healthy pregnant women in their 2nd trimester of pregnancy for a research study to assess a new imaging device. The Tearney Laboratory at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital is developing high-resolution imaging devices that can be used to improve diagnostics in gastrointestinal diseases.
The investigators have developed a device that can image the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). The device consists of a thin, flexible tube with a small internal camera inside of it that takes high-resolution images of the gastrointestinal tract. The device will be introduced through the nose and then advanced into the stomach and duodenum. Participant tolerability, imaging quality and the optimal imaging technique will be evaluated. The results of this study will be used as the basis for a larger study to be conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Pakistan where subjects with suspected or diagnosed EED will be imaged.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Pariticipants will be asked to fast for 8 hours prior to study procedure and no liquids 2 hours prior to study procedure. Lidocaine jelly will may be used to help insert the TNIB Catheter through the Nares. Once inserted past the pharynx, imaging will begin. We will attempt to image the duodenum within 3 hours of study procedure starting.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Ability for participant to tolerate the device
Can the participant tolerate the administration of the device with minimal discomfort?
Time frame: 3 hours
Ability to visualize gastrointestinal features
Can the technology successfully visualize gastrointestinal features?
Time frame: 6 months
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