Clinical trials: Intestinal Transit
Ulcerative Colitis
TP0502-Pharmaco-Scintigraphic-Study and Amendment
This is a Phase I, open-label, single-site trial to evaluate the drug release, using scintigraphic images and mesalazine plasma levels (PK) in healthy subjects and patients with mildly active UC.
- Trial name
- NCT02306785
- Testing
- TP05 Coating D, TP05 Coating E, TP05 Coating H
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tillotts Pharma AG
Constipation
Study of Effect of Tegaserod on Small and Large Bowel Transit by Scintigraphic Method
Functional constipation is a common problem in Hong Kong. In a recent telephone survey, the prevalence of constipation as defined by Rome II criteria was 14%.
- Trial name
- NCT00563615
- Testing
- Tegaserod
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
Study of Clinical Features and Efficacy of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients With Abdominal Distension
Most studies of bloating have focused on functional factors, while data on organic abdominal distention are rare, and studies that combine small intestine bacterial overgrowth and/or oral cecum transit time abnormalities are more…
- Trial name
- NCT06518850
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Crohn Disease
Prucalopride Prior to Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy
Small bowel capsule endoscopy is a test used to investigate for any abnormalities in the small bowel. The small bowel is about 4 meters long. The battery time of the capsule is about 8 hours.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Crohn Disease, Celiac Disease, Intestinal Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02806206
- Testing
- Prucalopride
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Cheno Effect on Transit in Health and IBS-C
The study hypothesis is that the naturally occurring bile acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, induces acceleration of colonic transit in health and in patients with constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS-C).
- Trial name
- Chenotransit (NCT00912301)
- Testing
- Sodium chenodeoxycholate (NaCDC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Healthy Volunteers
Feasibility Study of an Innovative Medical Device for Sampling the Contents of the Small Intestine.
For the first time in the world, the objective of this study is to evaluate on healthy volunteers, an innovative medical device for the capture of intestinal liquid.This medical device is not yet CE marked.
- Trial name
- DIGEST (NCT05477069)
- Testing
- Innovative medical device for sampling small intestine content
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Crohn Disease (CD), Cryptoglandular Perianal Fistula
A Study Comparing Transperineal Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Endoscopic Ultrasound, and Examination Under Anesthesia to Detect and Classify Perianal Fistulas in Patients With Crohn's Disease or Fistulas of Unknown Cause
The goal of this study is to learn how well different imaging tests detect and describe perianal fistulas in adults with Crohn's disease or fistulas with no known cause (cryptogenic).
- Trial name
- TRANSIT CD (NCT07794410)
- Testing
- Transperineal Ultrasound (TPUS), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India
Constipation
Assessment of Whole Gut Transit Time Using the SmartPill Capsule
Our null hypothesis states that the two techniques (Sitzmarks radioopaque markers and SmartPill) are equivalent and is demonstrated if the study population shows a correlation of 0.7 or higher.
- Trial name
- WholeGut (NCT00603707)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The SmartPill Corporation
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gluten Free Diet in IBS Patients Stratified According to Their Antigliadin Status
Gluten-free diet has been shown to improve gut symptoms in patients with celiac disease and also in adult patients with diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Rome III criteria).
- Trial name
- GFD_IBS (NCT03492333)
- Testing
- Gluten free diet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn Disease
Retrospective Collection of PillCam SB Movies
Up to two hundred un-identified PillCam SB movies will be collected from 2 clinical sites, during up to 3 years and transferred to Given Imaging. Demographical data and medical history will be collected.
- Trial name
- OCEAN (NCT02707289)
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Tailored Transition for IBD Adolescents
Background: Smooth transition of adolescent patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) to adult care is necessary in order to secure continues clinical management and to prevent possible deleterious clinical and…
- Trial name
- TRANSIT (NCT02893670)
- Testing
- Radiologic (MRE) or endoscopic (sigmoidoscopy) evaluation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Schneider Children's Medical Center, Israel
Small Bowel Disease
Impact of Diet on Capsule Endoscopy
Capsule endoscopy studies are used for the diagnosis of small bowel mucosal lesions. Since capsule endoscopy depends on the small intestinal peristaltism, the food intake - especially the amount of fat ingested - after the…
- Trial name
- NCT03321669
- Testing
- Capsule endoscopy
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Britanico
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Abdominal Electrical Stimulation for Bowel Dysfunction in SCI
Many people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have bowel problems resulting in constipation and need a long time to empty the bowel. Some people spend an hour or more to empty their bowel.
- Trial name
- NCT06948175
- Testing
- Abdominal transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Ulcerative Colitis
TP0501 - Pharmaco-Scintigraphic-Study
This is a Phase I, open-label, single-site trial to evaluate the drug release, using Scintigraphic images and mesalazine plasma levels (PK) in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02306772
- Testing
- TP05 Coating A, TP05 Coating B
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tillotts Pharma AG
Constipation
Dietary Supplementation Effects on Bowel Movement Frequency and Intestinal Biological Markers in Seniors Presenting Slowed Intestinal Transit
This randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial among healthy volunteers with infrequent bowel movements but not severe constipation evaluate the effects of a supplementation in "symbiotic" on intestinal transit of…
- Trial name
- NCT04304170
- Testing
- VES002
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CEN Biotech
Effects of 2 Mu-opiates on Gastrointestinal Transit
Comparison of the Effects of Tapentadol and Oxycodone on Gastrointestinal and Colonic Transit in Humans
Tapentadol is FDA approved for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain. Due to the dual mechanism of action as an opioid agonist and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, there is potential for off label use in chronic pain.
- Trial name
- tap-oxy (NCT01500317)
- Testing
- Tapentadol, Oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Food Selection
Pilot Study Using a Wireless Motility Capsule
Research suggests dietary fiber may decrease transit time through the gastrointestinal tract. Research studies traditionally use radio-opaque markers to determine gastric emptying, colonic transit, and whole gut transit time.
- Trial name
- NCT01102894
- Testing
- SmartPill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Constipation
Effects of Cultura Yoghurt in Relation to Transit Time and Digestive Discomfort in Healthy Women and Men
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of cultura yoghurt on transit time and digestive discomfort during 2 weeks of treatment in comparison to placebo in healthy women and men.
- Trial name
- NCT01102036
- Testing
- Cultura L casei F19, acidophilus La5 , B lactis Bb 12, Yoghurt without probiotics
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Good Food Practice, Sweden
Gastric Transit Time, Small-bowel Transit Time
The Effectiveness of Chewing Gum in Influencing Capsule Endoscopy Transit Time
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of chewing gum, during the first one hour of examination in patients undergoing CE for GTT and SBTT time and the proportion of cases with complete small bowel examination and…
- Trial name
- CGCE (NCT03815136)
- Testing
- Chewing Gum, Control
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Gastrointestinal Motility
Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Motility With SmartPill
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical usefulness of a capsule (SmartPill~) measuring pH, pressure and temperature from within the entire GI tract to determine gastric emptying time, combined small and large bowel…
- Trial name
- NCT01159002
- Testing
- SmartPill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville