Evaluation of Gastric Juice Samples During Standard Gastroscopy Procedure

Medtronic

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01267318

RD-301

Details and patient eligibility

About

Development of a new diagnostic detection tool for gastrointestinal bleeding.

Full description

Literature does not support enough data/knowledge regarding stomach bleeding Hb levels in pathological situations and/or stomach bleeding levels following biopsy. It is important to understand the approximate concentration level of stomach bleeding before proceeding with technology development to insure this technology is capable of detecting such blood levels.

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female subjects ≥ 18 years old.
• Subject is scheduled for EGD endoscopy which includes biopsy, or,
• Subject is scheduled for EGD endoscopy following a bleeding event.

Exclusion criteria

• Subject is either not competent or not willing to provide written informed consent.