Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Terminated
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Does the BioVac Direct Suction Device Increase Identification of the Bleeding Source in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Brief Summary:
Upper endoscopy is performed for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (bleeding in the esophagus, stomach, or part of the duodenum) to identify and potentially treat the cause of bleeding. However, blood clots often make visualization difficult during endoscopy. The current practice is to try to wash off and suction up these blood clots with the endoscope. However, this is often not successful due to blood clots blocking the suction channel.
A new device has been approved by Health Canada that attaches to the endoscope and helps prevent blockage. It is believed that this device will help doctors suck out blood clots and potentially improve visualization, identification of the cause of bleeding, and possibly health outcomes, although this has never been proven. The purpose of the this clinical trial is to test whether the device works and whether it can help patients with this type of bleeding.