Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and CT Enterography in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Efficacy of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and CT Enterography in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding : Prospective Blinded Comparative Study

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy between video capsule endoscopy and CT enterography in diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

Detailed Summary: All adult patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding will undergo both video capsule endoscopy and CT enterography. The interval between two tests will be less than 1 month. The capsule reading gastroenterologist and the CT reading radiologist are blinded to each others' results.
Sponsor: Mahidol University

Current Primary Outcome: number of significant gastrointestinal lesions detected [ Time Frame: up to 1 month ]

Significant gastrointestinal lesions are ulcers, mucosal inflammation, angiodysplasia, and mass.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Mahidol University

Dates:
Date Received: August 15, 2014
Date Started: February 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: July 27, 2015
Last Verified: July 2015