Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding With a Novel Bleeding Sensor Capsule [DING] — DING  

Upper GI Bleeding Clinical Trial

Official title: Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding With a Novel Bleeding Sensor Capsule: A Pilot Study [DING]

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The clinical trial entitled "Detection of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding with a novel bleeding sensor capsule - a pilot study" was carried out in a monocentric clinical trial with 30 patients. This trial aimed to determine if the capsule's sensor signals allow to deduct the patient's bleeding status in a clinical setting.

The target of the explorative study was to show the feasibility and safety of the HemoPill acute and its implementation procedure as well as, the definition of measurable parameters and thresholds for blood detection. Within this clinical trial, initial clinical data on the performance of the HemoPill acute capsule were collected.

Clinical Trial Description

The clinical trial entitled "Detection of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding with a novel bleeding sensor capsule - a pilot study" was carried out in a monocentric clinical trial with 30 patients as part of the final development phase of the HemoPill acute, a bleeding sensor capsule. The swallowable capsule operates with the combination of an optical sensor for blood detection positioned within a recess in the capsule surface and a radio interface for wireless transmission of sensor data to an external receiver device. The HemoPill acute capsule is used for diagnosis of patients with suspected acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

For the study, the HemoPill acute capsule was swallowed by the patient and a special extracorporeal receiver was positioned next to the patient's body. The receiver recorded sensor signals from the ingested capsule for the next 4 hours. Patients who had swallowed a capsule underwent endoscopy within the next 12 hours. Later, both the endoscopic pictures and the endoscopy report were compared to the sensor capsule data recorded in the extracorporeal receiver. Furthermore, the excretion of each HemoPill acute capsule was monitored in accordance with the study protocol (regular check to see if sensor signal was still detectable from inside the patient's body) for a follow-up period of 10 days. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hemorrhage
• Upper GI Bleeding

• NCT number: NCT03176407
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Ovesco Endoscopy AG
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 11, 2015
• Completion date: February 29, 2016