CompletedNot Applicable

Capsule Endoscopy or Mesenteric Angiogram in Patients With Overt Gastrointestinal Bleeding (GIB) of Obscure Origin

China58 participantsStarted 2005-06

Plain-language summary

To compare the diagnostic yield of mesenteric angiogram with CE in patients with active obscure GIB.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients admitted to PWH medical or surgical wards with melena or hematochezia in whom OGD and colonoscopy fail to identify site of bleeding. * Normal or non-diagnostic OGD and colonoscopy * Informed consent * Patients presented with shock will be resuscitated for urgent endoscopy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients remained in shock despite resuscitation. * Moribund patients * Terminal malignancy * Presence of pacemaker or ICD * Suspected or confirmed intestinal obstruction * Swallowing difficulties * Renal failure that preclude angiographic examination * Pregnancy * Age \<18 * Refused consent

What they're measuring

Diagnostic yield of CE and mesenteric angiogram as the primary investigation after negative EGD and colonoscopy.

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00153686

SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-11

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