NCT02498041 - The Efficacy and Patient Tolerance of Ultrathin Nasal Endoscopy to Detect Barrett's Oesophagus | Biotech Hunter

Enrollment

115

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2009

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2013

Conditions

Barrett's EsophagusDyspepsia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Transnasal Endoscopy

Experimental procedure with transnasal endoscopy for the first 80% of the patients (n=90). The examination is limited to the esophagus and the proximal stomach.

DEVICE

Office-based disposable transnasal endoscopy Endosheath

Experimental procedure with portable, disposable transnasal endoscopy for the last 20% of patients only (n=25). The examination is limited to the esophagus and the proximal stomach.

DEVICE

Standard upper GI endoscopy

Upper GI endoscopy with standard gastroscope.

PROCEDURE

Esophageal biopsies

2 research biopsies taken if endoscopic evidence of columnar-lined esophagus