Ingestion of Simethicone After Capsule Ingestion and Its Impact on Quality of Video Capsule Endoscopy- a Pilot Study

Summary

Wireless video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is a non-invasive technology that looks into small intestine and gives images of its lumen as the wireless capsule passes through it. It is used widely to access this anatomically difficult part of the body that cannot be seen via either colonoscopy or endoscopy. Currently various studies have been done that give multiple comparisons between various bowel preparation in terms of quality of the small bowel visualization. No studies have been done where simethicone (Gas-X) is ingested after capsule swallowing. We intend to give patients simethicone 1 hour after capsule ingestion for two consecutive hours and compare results of capsule endoscopy outcomes like small bowel transit time (SBTT), diagnostic yield (DY), small bowel visualization quality (SBVQ) and completion rate (CR).

Timeline

Start

2017-05-03

Primary completion

2019-03

Completion

2019-06

Publications

• Results Does purgative preparation influence the diagnostic yield of small bowel video capsule endoscopy?: A meta-analysis. Rokkas T, Papaxoinis K, Triantafyllou K, Pistiolas D, Ladas SD Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104(1):219. Purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone improves capsule endoscopy imaging. Wei W, Ge ZZ, Lu H, Gao YJ, Hu YB, Xiao SD Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103(1):77. Investigation of colonic and whole-gut transit with wireless motility capsule and radiopaque markers in constipation.Rao SS, Kuo B, McCallum RW, Chey WD, DiBaise JK, Hasler WL, Koch KL, Lackner JM, Miller C, Saad R, Semler JR, Sitrin MD, Wilding GE, Parkman HP Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;7(5):537. Optimal Bowel Preparation for Video Capsule Endoscopy. Hyun Joo Song, Jeong Seop Moon, and Ki-Nam Shim. Gastroenterology Research and Practice, vol. 2016, Article ID 6802810, 7 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/6802810 Simethicone for small bowel preparation for capsule endoscopy: a systematic, single-blinded, controlled study. Albert J, Göbel CM, Lesske J, Lotterer E, Nietsch H, Fleig WE Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;59(4):487 Small bowel preparations for capsule endoscopy with mannitol and simethicone: a prospective, randomized, clinical trial. Chen HB, Huang Y, Chen SY, Song HW, Li XL, Dai DL, Xie JT, He S, Zhao YY, Huang C, Zhang SJ, Yang LN J Clin Gastroenterol. 2011;45(4):337.
• Results Wei W, Ge ZZ, Lu H, Gao YJ, Hu YB, Xiao SD. Purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone improves capsule endoscopy imaging. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan;103(1):77-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01633.x. Epub 2007 Nov 15.
• Results Rao SS, Kuo B, McCallum RW, Chey WD, DiBaise JK, Hasler WL, Koch KL, Lackner JM, Miller C, Saad R, Semler JR, Sitrin MD, Wilding GE, Parkman HP. Investigation of colonic and whole-gut transit with wireless motility capsule and radiopaque markers in constipation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 May;7(5):537-44. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.01.017.
• Results Song HJ, Moon JS, Shim KN. Optimal Bowel Preparation for Video Capsule Endoscopy. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2016;2016:6802810. doi: 10.1155/2016/6802810. Epub 2015 Dec 31.
• Results Albert J, Gobel CM, Lesske J, Lotterer E, Nietsch H, Fleig WE. Simethicone for small bowel preparation for capsule endoscopy: a systematic, single-blinded, controlled study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Apr;59(4):487-91. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(04)00003-3.
• Results Chen HB, Huang Y, Chen SY, Song HW, Li XL, Dai DL, Xie JT, He S, Zhao YY, Huang C, Zhang SJ, Yang LN. Small bowel preparations for capsule endoscopy with mannitol and simethicone: a prospective, randomized, clinical trial. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2011 Apr;45(4):337-41. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181f0f3a3.

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Indications

No indication recorded.