Capsule camera for esophagus diagnosis fails to launch
NCT ID NCT03546660
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to test a special camera capsule that takes detailed images of the esophagus to diagnose eosinophilic esophagitis and Barrett esophagus. It planned to compare the capsule's images with standard biopsy results. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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14 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants 18 years of age or older who are healthy and have no significant health related issues * Participants 14 years of age of older who are undergoing evaluation for EoE * Able to give informed consent or assent as per the age of the subject Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to swallow pills and capsules * Esophageal fistula and/or esophageal strictures with a stricture diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the capsule
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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