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Stiffening wire for Small Intestinal Disorder

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Waitlist Available
Led By Michael Sey, MD
Research Sponsored by Lawson Health Research Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Any patient undergoing antegrade DBE/SBE.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up measured once at the time of endoscopy
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a stiffening wire can help doctors insert a balloon enteroscopy more deeply.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~measured once at the time of endoscopy
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and measured once at the time of endoscopy for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Distance gained beyond depth of maximal insertion 1
Secondary outcome measures
Final depth of insertion
Patient comfort survey
Serious Adverse events
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Stiffening wireExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
A stiffening wire inserted into the instrument channel of the double/single balloon enteroscope will be used.
Group II: Standard techniqueActive Control1 Intervention
The double/single balloon enteroscope will be used without the stiffening wire as per standard technique.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Stiffening wire
2016
N/A
~60

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Lawson Health Research InstituteLead Sponsor
656 Previous Clinical Trials
413,374 Total Patients Enrolled
Michael Sey, MDPrincipal InvestigatorLondon Health Sciences Centre
3 Previous Clinical Trials
547 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
Clinical Gastroenterology and HepatologyJournal
Clinical Outcomes of Double-balloon Endoscopy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Small-intestinal Diseases
YAMAMOTO, H, H KITA, K SUNADA, Y HAYASHI, H SATO, T YANO, M IWAMOTO, Y SEKINE, T MIYATA, and A KUNO. 2004. “Clinical Outcomes of Double-balloon Endoscopy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Small-intestinal Diseases”. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/s1542-3565(04)00453-7.
EndoscopyJournal
Single- Vs. Double-balloon Enteroscopy in Small-bowel Diagnostics: A Randomized Multicenter Trial
Domagk, D., P. Mensink, H. Aktas, P. Lenz, T. Meister, A. Luegering, H. Ullerich, et al.. 2011. “Single- Vs. Double-balloon Enteroscopy in Small-bowel Diagnostics: A Randomized Multicenter Trial”. Endoscopy. Georg Thieme Verlag KG. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1256247.
Gastrointestinal EndoscopyJournal
Double-balloon Enteroscopy (push-and-pull Enteroscopy) of the Small Bowel: Feasibility and Diagnostic and Therapeutic Yield in Patients with Suspected Small Bowel Disease
May, Andrea, Lars Nachbar, and Christian Ell. 2005. “Double-balloon Enteroscopy (push-and-pull Enteroscopy) of the Small Bowel: Feasibility and Diagnostic and Therapeutic Yield in Patients with Suspected Small Bowel Disease”. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/s0016-5107(05)01586-5.
EndoscopyJournal
Balloon-assisted Enteroscopy Using a Single-balloon Technique
Hartmann, D., A. Eickhoff, R. Tamm, and J. Riemann. 2007. “Balloon-assisted Enteroscopy Using a Single-balloon Technique”. Endoscopy. Georg Thieme Verlag KG. doi:10.1055/s-2007-966616.
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