A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Timing of Preparation for Capsule Enteroscopy

Katherine R. Black; Wiley Truss; Cynthia I. Joiner; Shajan Peter; Frederick H. Weber

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Original Article A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Timing of Preparation for Capsule Enteroscopy: Katherine R. Black, Wiley Truss, Cynthia I. Joiner, Shajan Peter, Frederick H. Weber; Clinical Endoscopy 2015;48(3):234-238.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2015.48.3.234
Published online: May 29, 2015

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

Correspondence: Frederick H. Weber Jr. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, The Kirklin Clinic, 1st Floor, Digestive Disease Center, 2000 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA. Tel: +1-205-801-8681, Fax: +1-205-801-7912, fweber@uab.edu

• Received: March 2, 2014 • Revised: June 29, 2014 • Accepted: September 22, 2014

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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
NOTES
REFERENCES

Abstract

Background/Aims
Intestinal lavage (IL) administration immediately before capsule enteroscopy (CE) is superior to lavage the day before the procedure. We aimed to determine the effect of IL timing on CE diagnostic yield.
Methods
Patients referred for CE were randomized prospectively into two equal groups according to the timing of IL with 2 L of polyethylene glycol solution. Group A and B underwent IL over 2 hours beginning 14 and 4 hours, respectively, before the scheduled CE. The primary outcome measure was preparation quality, measured with a predetermined validated grading scale.
Results
A total of 34 patients were randomized. The frequency of mucosal abnormalities (77% vs. 82%, p=not significant [NS]) and diagnostic yield (47% vs. 53%, p=NS) were similar between the two groups. Moreover, no significant association between the quality of small bowel preparation and the timing at which the purgative for IL was administered was observed (overall fluid transparency, p=0.936; overall mucosal invisibility, p=0.091).
Conclusions
Day-before IL is equivalent to same-day IL in terms of overall preparation quality, proportion of complete studies to cecum, small bowel transit time, frequency of identified mucosal abnormalities, and overall diagnostic yield.
Keywords: Capsule enteroscopy; Bowel preparation

INTRODUCTION

Capsule enteroscopy (CE) was first introduced in 2000 and has become a widely applied tool for the evaluation of small-bowel pathologies.1 Given Imaging (Yoqneam, Israel) first marketed CE in 2001 and initially suggested that a clear liquid diet for 24 hours along with a 12-hour fast prior to the procedure was sufficient preparation for CE. However, turbid intestinal fluid, residual air bubbles, food materials, and incomplete small-bowel transit of the capsule affect the diagnostic yield of CE. For this reason, cleaning the small intestine prior to the examination is believed to improve visibility and thus the diagnostic yield of the test. Still, no consensus on the most effective bowel preparation prior to CE exists.2,3 Studies evaluating the efficacy of various preparations and quantities used for intestinal lavage (IL) have reportedly shown that a purgative IL using polyethylene glycol (PEG) is superior to no bowel preparation, and that administration of 2 L of PEG is equivalent to 4 L.4,5,6 However, to date no prospective studies have specifically evaluated the influence of IL timing on the quality of small bowel preparation or overall diagnostic yield.

Research on colonoscopy preparation suggests that lavage administration immediately before the procedure provides a more effective bowel preparation than that the day prior to the procedure.7 We hypothesized that since the small bowel is anatomically proximal, a bowel preparation ingested closer to the time of CE may also optimize mucosal visualization in the small bowel.

The aim of this study was to determine the optimal timing of bowel preparation prior to CE.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Patients and bowel preparation

This was a prospective, randomized, single-blinded, and controlled study at a single university center. Consecutive inpatients and outpatients referred for CE within the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital System, between June 2011 and March 2012, were recruited for the study. Exclusion criteria were conditions that could affect intestinal motility, such as, chronic narcotic use, prokinetics use (metoclopramide, erythromycin), gastroparesis, pseudo-obstruction, and history of gastrectomy or other intestinal surgery.

Patients were prospectively randomized by the concealed envelope technique into two equal groups, according to the timing of bowel preparation with 2 L of PEG. Group A and group B were requested to ingest the IL over 2 hours beginning 14 hours and 4 hours before the scheduled CE, respectively. All patients were instructed to ingest a clear liquid diet the day prior to CE.

CE was performed using the Given Imaging PillCam SB wireless capsule. Each patient was prepared with sensor arrays and a data recorder, and instructed to swallow the capsule with 150 mL of water and 100 mg of simethicone. CE images were recorded for the subsequent 8 hours. Patients were allowed to drink clear liquids and full liquids 2 and 4 hours after capsule ingestion, respectively.

The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (Protocol No. X110113004) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before the examination.

The primary outcome measure was small bowel preparation quality determined by a blinded single experienced reader using a predetermined quality scale adapted from Esaki et al.8 to assess both segmental and overall small bowel preparation quality. The secondary outcome measures were completion rates to the cecum, small bowel transit time (SBTT), endoscopic findings, and diagnostic yield. Lesions were categorized according to the scale of Saurin et al.9 as P0, P1, or P2 if the lesion was unrelated to bleeding, had an indeterminate relationship to bleeding, or had a high bleeding potential, respectively.

Assessment of CE images

All CE examinations were assessed by an observer (F.H.W. Jr) with experience in the interpretation of more than 500 CE images. The digital video images, which had been downloaded to the workstation and viewed with RAPID software (Given Imaging), were analyzed to assess their quality. The reader was blinded to the patient's clinical data, including the timing of IL administration.

The grading system was derived from a previously validated system.8 Accordingly, after evaluation of the gastric transit time (GTT) and SBTT on the time counter, the video images were equally divided into three segments based on the SBTT. The fluid transparency of each segment and degree of mucosal invisibility were assessed and graded by reviewing the images at low speed (10 frames/second) and at maximum speed (40 frames/second) with concurrent manual inspection of individual frames, respectively. The grade of fluid transparency and mucosal invisibility were determined according to the predominant grade in each segment and proportion of duration where air bubbles or residues disturbed visualization and interpretation by more than 50%. The grading system for assessment of image quality is outlined in Table 1.

Obscure-occult bleeding was defined as iron deficiency anemia or occult blood-positive blood loss anemia, whereas obscure-overt bleeding was defined as melena or hematochezia.

Statistical analysis

In order to detect a mean difference in the grading scale of 25%, with a power of 80% at a 95% significance level, a total of 34 patients (17 patients in each group) were required for enrollment. Parametric and nonparametric data were expressed as means±SD and frequencies, and groups compared using the Mann-Whitney U and the chi-square tests, respectively. A p<0.05 was regarded as statistically significant for each test.

RESULTS

Demographic data

Demographic data are presented in Table 2. From the 49 patients that were evaluated for inclusion in the study, 15 were excluded, and from those, 11 were excluded based on the presence of one of the predetermined exclusion criteria, whereas four chose not to participate despite meeting the inclusion criteria. Thus, a total of 34 patients were enrolled and randomized to either group A (n=17) or group B (n=17), to receive the bowel preparation 14 or 4 hours before CE, respectively, during the study period. The patients mean age was 59.6 years (range, 21 to 80); 26.5% were African American and 73.5% Caucasian; 41.2% were women and 58.8% men; 61.8% were inpatients and 38.2% outpatients; 55.9% underwent CE for GI bleeding and 44.1% underwent CE for an indication other than GI bleeding. No significant differences between the two groups were found with respect to age, race, or gender. Despite random allocation, 14 patients (82%) in group B were inpatients versus seven (41%) in group A (p=0.032). Nine patients (53%) in group A underwent CE for obscure-occult bleeding versus two (12%) in group B, whereas six patients (35%) in group A underwent CE for obscure-overt bleeding versus 12 (71%) in group B (p=0.035).

Image quality

Image quality declined steadily in both groups as the capsule advanced towards the terminal ileum. As illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, mean segmental and overall grades for fluid transparency and mucosal visibility were not statistically different between the two groups.

Regardless of the timing of the bowel preparation, when comparing the overall quality of bowel preparation for all patients, there was no statistically significant association with the indication for CE (bleeding vs. non-bleeding) or with inpatient versus outpatient status. However when looking specifically at mucosal invisibility in segment 1 and segment 2, inpatients did have a worse bowel preparation compared to those that were given their bowel preparation and completed CE as an outpatient (p=0.05 and p=0.018, respectively).

CE findings

CE findings are summarized in Table 3. Complete and incomplete small bowel visualization at CE completion was obtained in 15 patients (88%) and two patients, respectively, in each group. Mean SBTT was 230 minutes in group A and 226 minutes in group B (p=0.902). Mucosal abnormalities (Saurin P1 or P2 lesions9) were found in 13 patients (77%) and 14 (82%) in group A and group B, respectively (p=1.0). The diagnostic yield, defined as a clinically relevant abnormality (Saurin P2 lesions), was similar in both groups (47% vs. 53%). No differences with respect to findings of any intraluminal blood, active bleeding, or bleeding significant enough to obscure capsule luminal view and preparation quality score, were observed between groups.

DISCUSSION

CE is a non-invasive and convenient method used in the examination of the small intestinal mucosa. However, its diagnostic utility is limited by intestinal fluid turbidity, residual air bubbles, food material, and incomplete small bowel capsular transit limited by the temporal capacity of a power source. Thus, optimizing visualization to ensure satisfactory luminal views and maximize the diagnostic yield is imperative.

Several meta-analyses have evaluated studies assessing various IL modalities. Niv at al.10 included eight studies comparing sodium phosphate, PEG, or simethicone with no preparation, and demonstrated that the quality of small bowel visualization was improved in the groups using an IL. Similarly, Rokkas et al.11 evaluated 12 studies comparing PEG or simethicone versus no preparation and found that the administration of preparations improved small bowel visualization and diagnostic yield. No differences regarding video CE GTT and video CE SBTT were observed between groups.

Previous studies have suggested that the PEG purgative is effective for CE4,5,6,12,13,14 and that 2 L PEG is equivalent to 4 L15,16 when given the day prior to the exam. Comparisons of PEG with sodium phosphate have yielded conflicting results,11 while simethicone given alone or with purgatives seems to improve at least proximal small bowel visualization.17,18,19,20,21 Prokinetics such as metoclopramide, erythromycin, bisacodyl, lubiprostone, and mosapride have failed to improve CE completion rates.22,23,24,25,26 However, the use of chewing gum/sham feeding, a real-time viewer, and temporary reduction of image capture rate while in the stomach, have been suggested as techniques that improve CE completion rates.27,28,29

Purgative administration timing may be a critical factor for visualization and CE completion rates. Most purgative studies have administered them the day prior to the CE study. Yet, consensus on colonoscopy preparation suggests that, compared with lavage administration the day before CE, administering the lavage several hours before commencing the procedure clearly enhanced colonic preparation quality. Since the small intestine is anatomically proximal, we hypothesized that a similar lavage timing concept would be advantageous for CE small intestinal visualization and perhaps transit. Our study is the first to assess the most optimal IL timing for CE. Although a previous study by Ito et al. reported IL administration after capsule ingestion,30 the optimal IL timing was not addressed because the comparison group received no IL. However, our study demonstrates that same-day IL is not advantageous for CE small intestinal visualization, transit, or completion rate. Moreover, the diagnostic yield did not improve regardless of whether Saurin P1 or P2 lesion categories were considered. Although not statistically significant, a steady degradation of visualization quality was observed in both groups, as the capsule advanced toward the terminal ileum. This suggests that with regard to luminal visualization, proximal bilious contents are less problematic than more distal intestinal chyme, and that same-day lavage does not seem to improve this issue. Thus, techniques to reduce this distal degradation of preparation quality are needed.

As mentioned above, Ito et al.30 evaluated PEG lavage timing further in a prospective controlled study in which PEG lavage was administered 2 hours after capsule ingestion, with superior CE visualization quality observed in each small intestinal segment when compared to a group taking no lavage/purgative. Further trials comparing IL administration before and several hours after capsule ingestion are needed.

Our study has several potential limitations. First, 61.8% (21 of 34 patients) were inpatients, many of whom had recent overt gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, with intraluminal blood potentially being a confounder in our preparation quality analysis. However, we believe the effect of intraluminal blood on preparation quality analysis was minimal, as there was no significant difference between groups with regard to luminal blood quantities, significant enough to obscure views. Secondly, randomization allocated more inpatients to group B than to group A, and this could be a confounder with respect to the effects of comorbidities on capsule visualization. Thirdly, no universally accepted and validated grading scale for CE visualization quality assessment currently exists. The grading scale used in this analysis showed excellent interobserver agreement as previously evaluated by Esaki et al.8 Nonetheless, the assessment of fluid transparency has a subjective component, perhaps more significant than that of the mucosal invisibility assessment. However, we used the same fluid transparency criteria for both groups. Further studies are needed to determine a simple grading system with limited intraobserver and interobserver variability.

We conclude that the difference in the quality bowel preparation between day-before PEG and same-day IL before CE is not significant. Furthermore, IL timing has no effect on completion rates to the cecum, SBTT, frequency of identified mucosal abnormalities, or diagnostic yield. The timing to schedule a CE may be decreased by allowing the patient to ingest a lavage preparation closer to the time of examination. This strategy may prove useful in cases of emergent CE and may reduce the length of hospital stay in selected patients with obscure GI bleeding. Further trials are necessary to determine the optimal timing and technique for CE lavage.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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Fig. 1

Fluid transparency assessment by segment and overall grade.

Fig. 2

Mucosal invisibility assessment by segment and overall grade.

Table 1

Grading System for the Assessment of Image Quality

Adapted from Esaki et al., with permission from Elsevier.8

^a)The percentage indicates the proportion of length of time of video image in which air bubbles or food residues disturbed more than 50% of visualization and interpretation.

Table 2

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients between Bowel Preparation Groups

Values are presented as mean±SD or number (%).

Table 3

Capsule Endoscopy Findings of Patients between Bowel Preparation Groups

Values are presented as number (%).

SBTT, small bowel transit time.

^a)P1 or P2; ^b)P2 (video capsule endoscopy findings based on the P0-P2 scoring system).

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A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Timing of Preparation for Capsule Enteroscopy

Clin Endosc. 2015;48(3):234-238. Published online May 29, 2015

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A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Timing of Preparation for Capsule Enteroscopy

Fig. 1 Fluid transparency assessment by segment and overall grade.

Fig. 2 Mucosal invisibility assessment by segment and overall grade.

Fig. 1

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A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Timing of Preparation for Capsule Enteroscopy

Table 1

Grading System for the Assessment of Image Quality

Adapted from Esaki et al., with permission from Elsevier.8

^a)The percentage indicates the proportion of length of time of video image in which air bubbles or food residues disturbed more than 50% of visualization and interpretation.

Table 2

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients between Bowel Preparation Groups

Values are presented as mean±SD or number (%).

Table 3

Capsule Endoscopy Findings of Patients between Bowel Preparation Groups

Values are presented as number (%).

SBTT, small bowel transit time.

^a)P1 or P2; ^b)P2 (video capsule endoscopy findings based on the P0-P2 scoring system).

Table 1 Grading System for the Assessment of Image Quality

Adapted from Esaki et al., with permission from Elsevier.8

^a)The percentage indicates the proportion of length of time of video image in which air bubbles or food residues disturbed more than 50% of visualization and interpretation.

Table 2 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients between Bowel Preparation Groups

Values are presented as mean±SD or number (%).

Table 3 Capsule Endoscopy Findings of Patients between Bowel Preparation Groups

Values are presented as number (%).

SBTT, small bowel transit time.

^a)P1 or P2; ^b)P2 (video capsule endoscopy findings based on the P0-P2 scoring system).