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Brief Title: German Colon Capsule Registry
Official Title: Documentation of Colon Capsule Endoscopies in a National Observational Study [Dokumentation Von Kolonkapsel-Endoskopien im Rahmen Einer Bundesweiten Studie]
Study ID: NCT02182466
Brief Summary: Aim of the registry is to evaluate all colon capsule endoscopies performed in Germany. This is to investigate safety, quality assurance and quality control of colon capsule endoscopy.
Detailed Description: Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE, Pill Cam Colon 2, (Given Imaging Ltd, Yoqneam, Israel and Given Imaging EMEA, Hamburg, Germany) provides direct visualization of the colon mucosa, enabling the investigator to diagnose colonic disease. CCE is a complementary means to flexible ileo-colonoscopy andt safety, quality assurance and quality control of CCE is not well understood. There are about 15 000 investigations performed worldwide until now, but systematic data on performance in a community based setting are lacking. This study aims to investigate safety, quality assurance and quality control of colon capsule endoscopy.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Name: Jörg G Albert, MD
Affiliation: Frankfurt University Hospital Department of Internal Medicine I Theodor-Stern-Kai 7 D-60590 Frankfurt/Main Germany
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR