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Feasibility of a Wireless Thermal Capsule Endoscopy to Detect Gastrointestinal Thermal Variance

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 75 YearsAllMassachusetts General Hospital
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this research is to learn how a new device called the wireless thermal capsule (WTC) can collect thermal data to help see diseases that happen in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as Crohn's Disease.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant is 18 -75 years old * Participant is considered healthy, with no known illnesses * Participant can follow fasting requirements * Participant can follow bowel prep instructions * Participant can provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Participant is older than 75 years of age * Participant with current dysphagia or any swallowing disorder * Participant with any current condition believed to have an increased risk of capsule retention such as gastrointestinal strictures, intestinal tumors, bowel obstruction, incomplete colonoscopies or fistula * Participant with a diagnosis of gastroparesis or small bowel or large bowel dysmotility * Participant with a history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), intestinal Crohn's disease, chronic constipation, or rectal bleeding * Participant with clinical evidence of renal disease, including clinically significant laboratory abnormalities of renal function within the past 6 months * Participant with chronic usage of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) * Participants with a known contradiction to metoclopramide * Participants with a known contraindication to polyethylene glycol * Participant with currently suspected or diagnosed with hematochezia, melena, iron deficiency with or without anemia * Participant who has had intestinal surgery in the past * Participant with a history of congestive heart failure * Participant with Type I or Type II Diabetes * Participant has a cardiac pacemaker or other implanted electromedical device. * Participant expected to undergo MRI examination within 7 days after ingestion of the capsule. * Participant has participated in an investigational drug or device research study within 30 days of enrollment that may interfere with the subject's safety or ability to participate in this study * Participant with delayed gastric emptying * Participant who is pregnant, suspected pregnant, or is actively breast-feeding.
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What it tests

  • Feasibility to obtain thermal variance measurements using a wireless thermal capsule
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Where

1 site
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, United States
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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