Equipment for gastroenterology studies

Why it matters

What equipment do IBD trials need for non-invasive disease monitoring?Gastroenterology trials, particularly in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, increasingly rely on faecal calprotectin as a non-invasive biomarker of gut inflammation, reducing how often patients need an invasive colonoscopy to track disease activity. Point-of-care calprotectin testing gives sites a same-visit result rather than a multi-day lab turnaround, which matters for monitoring flares and making timely treatment decisions. Woodley Trial Solutions supplies POCT equipment suited to this kind of rapid biomarker testing.

Endoscopic imaging consistency can make or break the primary endpoint
Many IBD trials use endoscopic mucosal healing, scored centrally from video or images, as a primary or key secondary endpoint. Inconsistent endoscopic image quality between sites can complicate that central scoring in the same way inconsistent photography complicates dermatology endpoints, making standardised, well-maintained equipment a genuine data-quality issue rather than a procedural detail.

Biologics have made cold chain central to gastroenterology trials
The IBD treatment pipeline is dominated by biologics — anti-TNF, anti-integrin, and JAK inhibitor therapies — most of which require refrigerated storage and careful temperature monitoring from receipt through to patient administration. That makes cold chain reliability as central to gastroenterology trial supply as it is in dermatology and rheumatology.

Symptom diaries carry as much weight as endoscopic scores
Patient-reported outcomes — stool frequency, urgency, and abdominal pain — are core components of composite endpoints like the Mayo score, so reliable ePRO devices for daily symptom capture matter as much to data quality as the endoscopic assessment itself.

What we do

Our global distribution network puts calibrated equipment on site for gastroenterology studies anywhere in the world, whenever it's needed. Non-invasive disease monitoring covers POCT calprotectin and blood analysers. Biologic cold chain covers refrigerators, freezers, and temperature dataloggers. Patient symptom capture covers mobile and tablet devices. Day-to-day site operations covers centrifuges, thermometers, and scales. Everything arrives fully calibrated and ready to use. If you require equipment supply for a gastroenterology study, get in touch.