Tests how far a scope can insert in the small bowel
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial looks at how deeply doctors can safely insert a camera scope into the ileum (a part of the small intestine) during a procedure called retrograde enteroscopy. It may help improve how the exam is done for people whose small-bowel problem wasn’t fully found by usual tests.
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Who can take part
- You can sign a consent form
- You are age 18 to 90
- Your doctor recommends this procedure for symptoms like unclear bleeding or anemia, or abnormal small-bowel test results
- You are not pregnant and not breastfeeding
- You have not had colon resection surgery
- You do not have known bowel narrowing, altered anatomy, or poor bowel cleaning before the exam
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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