At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Robot assisted magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (diagnostic test)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 10 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Robot assisted magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy — diagnostic test: Examination of the upper GI tract (oesophagus and stomach) with robot assisted magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy.
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 100
- Started
- 2026-05-11
- Last checked
- 2026-05
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for iron deficiency anaemia
- • NA - 100 participants
- • In this study the investigators will recruit patients who have already had an upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract endoscopy (OGD) and lower GI tract investigations which did not identify the source of iron deficiency anaemia, and who need the small bowel to be investigated
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with iron deficiency anaemia
Where?
- • Edinburgh - Leith Community Treatment Centre
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
In this study the investigators will recruit patients who have already had an upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract endoscopy (OGD) and lower GI tract investigations which did not identify the source of iron deficiency anaemia, and who need the small bowel to be investigated. This will comprise both patients who would have proceeded directly to small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) under standard care and also those from whom an initial 'watch and wait' approach may have been adopted before proceeding to SBCE. The investigators propose to investigate these patients during a single patient visit to Leith Community Treatment Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, with a CE marked robotic capsule system which can examine both the upper GI tract (i.e. the oesophagus and the stomach) and the small bowel in one investigation using a magnetic guided capsule. The aim of the study is to compare the findings from OGD with the robotic capsule system and to determine if such a system may safely replace OGD - thus examining the upper GI tract and small bowel for IDA in one less invasive investigation. This has the potential to decrease patient discomfort, stress and anxiety, while also reducing pressure on busy endoscopy departments, helping to ensure that the right patients receive the right investigations in a timely manner.
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
What the study is looking for
- ✓Adult patients aged 18 and above
- ✓Confirmed diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia (either recent onset or recurrent)
- ✓No significant cause for iron deficiency anaemia previously identified on upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy or CT...
- ✓Patients who would either have proceeded directly to small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) or who would have had an...
Who cannot take part
- ✗Known or suspected gastrointestinal obstruction, strictures or fistulae
- ✗Previous abdominal surgery
- ✗Dysphagia
- ✗Patients with a pacemaker, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device
- ✗In vivo retention with medical metal fittings - shunts, plates, stents or clips
See the full criteria
Where Is This Study? (1 UK site)
Leith Community Treatment Centre
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
John N Plevris, MD, DM, PhD(E), FRCPE, FEBGH
Sponsor contactCONTACT
Rebecca K Grant, MBChB BSc(Hons) MA(Hons) MSc
Sponsor contactCONTACT