New camera capsule aims to see inside the esophagus
NCT ID NCT02202590
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new, swallowable camera capsule that takes detailed images of the esophagus. It includes people with eosinophilic esophagitis and healthy volunteers. The goal is to see if the capsule works well and is comfortable to use.
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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 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2013
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Participant must be a healthy volunteer * OR participant must have a suspicion of EoE * OR participant must have a prior clinical suspicion of EoE * Participant must be older than 14 years of age * Participant must be able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with the 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. * Participants with prior endoscopic ablation or resection treatment of Barrett's Esophagus (BE)
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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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