Pill-Sized camera tested for spotting hidden gut bleeds
NCT ID NCT07481591
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at medical records of 350 people who had a capsule endoscopy (swallowing a pill-sized camera) for gastrointestinal bleeding. Researchers want to see how often the camera finds the bleeding source and if any problems occur. No new tests or visits are needed—only existing data is reviewed.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Participants who underwent magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding at Changhai Hospital between January 2021 and December 2025
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years old; * Obvious symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding (such as hematemesis, melena, hematochezia, and positive fecal occult blood test); * From January 2021 to December 2025, magnetic capsule endoscopy was performed at Chang Hai Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Known or suspected intestinal obstruction, stenosis, or fistula; * Severe asthma, swallowing disorders, or gastroparesis and other motility disorders; * History of abdominal surgery that has affected the normal structure of the digestive tract in the past; * When capsule retention occurs, the problem cannot be solved through surgical means due to subjective or objective reasons; * Implantable medical devices such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, drug infusion pumps, and nerve stimulators are installed inside the body, except for MRI compatible products; * Pregnant women; * Patients who need to undergo MRI examination before capsule endoscopy is discharged; * Suffering from severe heart and lung diseases (severe myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, heart failure, respiratory failure, etc.); * Refusing capsule endoscopy or gastroscopy examination; * Researchers believe that there are any other influencing factors that are not suitable for participants to participate in the study
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