New Pill-Sized device could prevent dangerous blockages during gut scans
NCT ID NCT07649720
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a special capsule that patients swallow to check if their intestines are clear enough for a standard camera capsule. About 25 people with known or suspected intestinal narrowing will take part. They will swallow the patency capsule and get an X-ray within 30 hours to see if it passes or dissolves safely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NaviCam Patency Capsule (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safer way to check for intestinal blockages before capsule endoscopy, reducing the risk of capsule retention.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The capsule might not dissolve as expected in some patients with strictures.
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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.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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22 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with suspected or known intestinal stricture (with medical history records, physical examination records, and imaging evidence within the last 6 months. * Patients suffering from Crohn's Disease * Patients with long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. * Patients with abdominal symptoms related to intestinal stricture. * Patients with chronic inflammatory diseases. * Patients with difficulty with balloon-assisted endoscopy (BAE). * Patients with a history of small bowel obstruction. * Patients with a history of intestinal resection surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with esophageal obstruction or swallowing disorder diseases. * Patients who are ineligible for surgery or refuse to undergo any abdominal surgery. * Patients with known allergies or other contraindications or intolerance to the medications used in this study. * Patients with pacemakers or other implanted electronic devices such as cochlear implants, magnetic metal drug infusion pumps, neurostimulators. * Pregnant women * Patients currently enrolled in another drug or device clinical trial. * Other conditions deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Digestive Health Services
Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515, United States
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