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NCT Number: NCT03009383

A Bedside Portable Endoscopy for the Esophageal Foreign Body

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a bedside portable endoscopy is effective in identifying the esophageal foreign body in the emergency room.

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Key information

Conditions

Esophageal Foreign Body

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kyungpook National University Hospital

Daegu, 41944, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who visit the emergency room due to apparent foreign body in esophagus

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients unable to insert a portable endoscopy through the nasal cavity
  • Patients unable to undergo conventional esophagogastroduodenoscopy for a gold standard examination

Treatment and study plan

A bedside portable endoscopy

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the bedside portable endoscopy to identify esophageal foreign body defined by comparison with conventional esophagogastroduodenoscopy as a gold standard method

    Time frame: Within 1 hr after procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kyungpook National University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of a Bedside Portable Endoscopy on Identifying the Esophageal Foreign Body

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jan 4, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 23, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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