A Cohort Study of Mobile Capsule Gastroscopy for Gastric Pathologies Screening

Korábbi kezelés

• Meets the exclusion criteria of the Public Welfare Programme. Individuals will be excluded if they meet any of the following conditions:
  • (1)Known allergy to medical polymer materials; (2)Psychiatric disorders that interfere with procedural cooperation; (3)Pregnancy or lactation; (4)Severe systemic comorbidities (e.g., cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological diseases) affecting examination tolerance; (5)Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) or gastrointestinal diverticulosis; (6)Known or suspected gastrointestinal malformations, obstructions, strictures, or fistulas; (7)Clinically significant dysphagia; (8)Acute abdominal symptoms (e.g., pain, vomiting, suspected bowel obstruction, or severe constipation); (9)History of major gastrointestinal surgery (e.g., esophagogastrostomy, gastrojejunostomy); (10)Physical debilitation precludes postural changes or concurrent severe illness; (11)Medically ineligible for abdominal procedures or refusal to undergo them; (12)Deemed unsuitable for MCG by the investigator; (13)Refusal to provide informed consent; (14)Any other condition judged by the investigator to make the individual unsuitable for study participation.

Egyéb

• Not considered by the investigator to be suitable for participation in this study.

• 1.Provision of written informed consent; 2.Participants of the 'Gastric Pathologies Screening Programme for the Elderly and High Risk Groups in Guangzhou Municipality', the following are the criteria for inclusion in this public welfare programme:
• Elderly cohort: Permanent residents of Guangzhou aged ≥60 years who have not undergone specialized gastric disease screening in the past three years;
• Or high-risk cohort: Individuals aged ≥45 years who meet at least one of the following risk criteria:
  • History of Helicobacter pylori infection (positive ¹³C/¹⁴C urea breath test);
  • Prior diagnosis of chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer, neoplastic gastric polyps, hypertrophic gastritis, or pernicious anemia;
  • Family history of gastric cancer (first-degree relative with a confirmed diagnosis);
  • Long-term high-salt diet, smoking history (≥20 pack-years), or heavy alcohol consumption (100 mL of distilled spirits/day).