Trial Outcomes & Findings for Feasibility, Safety and Utility of Endomicroscopy to Study the Intestines of Unsedated Infants at UVa (NCT NCT05857488)

NCT ID: NCT05857488

Last Updated: 2025-08-08

Results Overview

Can the technology successfully collect images of the small intestine in an unseated infant?

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

1 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Approximate 90 minute study visit

Results posted on

2025-08-08

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Trans Nasal Endomicroscopy Imaging
The subject will have the transnasal introduction tube inserted, and OCT images will be acquired using the OCT compact imaging system. The subject may also undergo a microbiome brushing and/or intestinal potential difference measurement procedure during the study visit. Transnasal introduction tube: Imaging of the GI tract using the transnasal introduction tube and system. Optional gut microbiome sample collection using the microbiome brush and/or intestinal potential difference measurement using the intestinal potential difference probe.
Overall Study
STARTED
1
Overall Study
COMPLETED
1
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Feasibility, Safety and Utility of Endomicroscopy to Study the Intestines of Unsedated Infants at UVa

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Trans Nasal Endomicroscopy Imaging
n=1 Participants
The subject will have the transnasal introduction tube inserted, and OCT images will be acquired using the OCT compact imaging system. The subject may also undergo a microbiome brushing and/or intestinal potential difference measurement procedure during the study visit. Transnasal introduction tube: Imaging of the GI tract using the transnasal introduction tube and system. Optional gut microbiome sample collection using the microbiome brush and/or intestinal potential difference measurement using the intestinal potential difference probe.
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
27 Months
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
1 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Approximate 90 minute study visit

Population: Procedure was terminated early due to loss of the imaging signal, therefore no OCT images of the small intestines were acquired for this subject, thus this participant could not be assessed for this outcome measure.

Can the technology successfully collect images of the small intestine in an unseated infant?

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Approximate 90 minute study visit

Population: The procedure was tolerated by the study participant during insertion, imaging of the stomach and removal of the TNIT but the procedure was terminated early due to loss of imaging signal while in the stomach, with no clinical or safety impact on the study participant. Tolerability could not be assessed for some portions of the study procedure including transit to the small intestine, IPD measurements and microbiome brush sample collection.

Can the unsedated infant subjects tolerate the administration of the device with minimal discomfort?

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Trans Nasal Endomicroscopy Imaging
n=1 Participants
The subject will have the transnasal introduction tube inserted, and OCT images will be acquired using the OCT compact imaging system. The subject may also undergo a microbiome brushing and/or intestinal potential difference measurement procedure during the study visit. Transnasal introduction tube: Imaging of the GI tract using the transnasal introduction tube and system. Optional gut microbiome sample collection using the microbiome brush and/or intestinal potential difference measurement using the intestinal potential difference probe.
Ability for Unsedated Infant Subjects to Tolerate the Device
1 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Approximate 90 minute study visit

Population: OCT images were acquired through the TNIT from the esophagus and stomach but the procedure was terminated early due to loss of imaging signal while in the stomach, with no clinical or safety impact on the study participant. Features of the small intestine (villi etc) could not be assessed.

Can the technology successfully visualize features of the small intestine (villi etc) on OCT in unsedated infants?

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Approximate 90 minute study visit

Population: The procedure was terminated early and target samples were not collected in the enrolled subject. Subsequently, a shift occurred in the focus of the research, following the emergence of new scientific knowledge regarding the disease. Hence, study was terminated early and withdrawn by the investigator and no further subjects were enrolled.

Can the technology successfully collect microbiome brush and/or intestinal potential differences samples?

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Approximate 90 minute study visit

Population: The procedure was terminated early and target samples were not collected in the enrolled subject. Subsequently, a shift occurred in the focus of the research, following the emergence of new scientific knowledge regarding the disease. Hence, study was terminated early and withdrawn by the investigator and no further subjects were enrolled.

Measurements including DNA load and microbial composition will be collected.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Approximate 90 minute study visit

Population: The procedure was terminated early prior to the TNIT entering the small intestine due to loss of imaging signal while in the stomach, with no clinical or safety impact on the study participant and IPD measurements were not collected.

Intestinal potential difference measurements will be collected at various locations to determine the feasibility of measuring IPD in unsedated infants

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Trans Nasal Endomicroscopy Imaging

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Guillermo Tearney, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Phone: 617-724-2979

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place