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Visualization of the Colon Through Use of the Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE) in Participants With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Summary
In this study, the investigators will test the ability of the Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE) to travel through the colon of people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The MFE is a device made of ultra-flexible tubing that contains a camera, light, and magnet at the tip. The tip of the tube is about the size of a penny. The magnet inside the tip allows the MFE to be moved through the colon by a second magnet attached to a robotic arm that is outside the body. The purpose of this study is to see how the MFE travels through the colon of IBD patients and if it is tolerable.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
6
Start Date
2026-02
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2025-09-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE)
The Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE) is a single-use endoscope intended to integrate with other commercially available devices for visualization of the human colon in order to eliminate the need for passage of the much stiffer, non-intuitive, risk prone standard colonoscope. The MFE will be introduced into the colon and traverse from the rectum to the cecum.
Locations (1)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States