# BAFIARS - Biomedical Assessment of Function and Imaging of the Ano-rectal Sphincter

> **NCT02778048** · — · SUSPENDED · sponsor: **Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern** · enrollment: 50 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Fecal Incontinence

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
- **OTHER:** US (ultra sound)
- **OTHER:** FLIP (functional lumen imaging probe)
- **OTHER:** HRAM (high resolution anal manometry)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02778048
- **Lead sponsor:** Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** SUSPENDED
- **Start date:** 2019-07
- **Primary completion:** 2020-12
- **Final completion:** 2020-12
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ESTIMATED)
- **Why stopped:** Funding problems
- **Last updated:** 2019-01-16

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02778048

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02778048, "BAFIARS - Biomedical Assessment of Function and Imaging of the Ano-rectal Sphincter". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02778048. Licensed CC0.

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