Clinical trials: Overt Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Occult or Overt)
Trial of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
This study compares wireless capsule endoscopy (patients swallow a pill-size camera that sends pictures of the intestine to a recorder worn on their belt) to an x-ray study (called dedicated small bowel contrast radiography) in…
- Trial name
- NCT01006824
- Testing
- Capsule endoscopy, Dedicated small bowel contrast radiography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Capsule Endoscopy or Mesenteric Angiogram in Patients With Overt Gastrointestinal Bleeding (GIB) of Obscure Origin
To compare the diagnostic yield of mesenteric angiogram with CE in patients with active obscure GIB.
- Trial name
- NCT00153686
- Testing
- capsule endoscopy, Mesenteric Angiogram
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Overt Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
A Prospective Study Comparing Urgent Video Capsule Endoscopy With Urgent Double-balloon Enteroscopy
Overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) is a distinct clinical entity with significantly worse outcomes compared with colonic bleeding and upper GI bleeding.
- Trial name
- NCT01654770
- Testing
- video capsule endoscopy, double balloon enteroscopy
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Diagnostic Evaluation of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Up to 5% of patients with recurrent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding remain undiagnosed by EGD and colonoscopy, the presumed source of bleeding in these patients being the small intestine.
- Trial name
- NCT00593021
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Computed Tomography Enterography (CTE) Versus Capsule Endoscopy for Overt, Obscure Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding
Up to 5% of patients with recurrent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding remain undiagnosed by upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, the presumed source of bleeding in these patients being the small intestine.
- Trial name
- NCT01114295
- Testing
- Capsule Endoscopy, CT Enterography
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Cap Assisted Balloon Enteroscopy Versus Conventional Balloon Enteroscopy In The Evaluation Of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Gastrointestinal bleeding originating from the small bowel is difficult to diagnose and treat because the small bowel is difficult to see and reach.
- Trial name
- NCT02315404
- Testing
- CAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine