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Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) completion rates are impacted by patient factors like chronic opioid use and diabetes. Optimizing patient selection can improve CCE efficiency and outcomes.

Keywords:
CCEbowel preparationcapsule endoscopycompletion ratefollow‐up endoscopy ratepatient factorspredictorssuccessful CCE

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Medical Devices
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) offers a noninvasive alternative to colonoscopy.
  • Suboptimal completion rates, poor bowel preparation, and high follow-up endoscopy rates limit CCE adoption and efficiency.
  • Patient-level predictors for CCE outcomes require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and meta-analyze patient-level factors influencing colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) outcomes.
  • To identify predictors of completion rate, bowel preparation adequacy, and follow-up endoscopy rate.
  • To inform strategies for improving CCE efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis following PRISMA guidelines.
  • Searched MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, and PubMed Central for relevant studies.
  • Extracted patient-level data and performed random-effects meta-analyses to determine odds ratios for various factors.

Main Results:

  • Ten studies with 4374 participants were included.
  • Pooled completion rate was 73% and bowel preparation adequacy was 72%.
  • Chronic opioid use significantly reduced CCE completion and preparation adequacy.
  • Diabetes was independently associated with inadequate bowel preparation.
  • Follow-up endoscopy rate was 61%.

Conclusions:

  • Patient-level factors, especially chronic opioid use and diabetes, significantly impact CCE performance.
  • Targeted patient selection is a key strategy to enhance CCE efficiency.
  • Further individual participant data meta-analyses are needed for robust risk stratification in CCE.