Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
The Functional Gut Clinic, London, UK.
United European Gastroenterol J. 2013 Dec;1(6):413-21. doi: 10.1177/2050640613510161.
The wireless motility capsule (WMC) is a novel ambulatory technology that concurrently measures intraluminal pH, temperature, and pressure as it traverses the gastrointestinal tract.
We aim to provide a concise summary of the WMC, detailing the procedure for its administration and the parameters it records. We also review the evidence that has validated the WMC against other methods currently regarded as 'gold standard'.
The WMC offers a number of advantages over and above current techniques, especially with respect to patient tolerability, safety, and standardization. The WMC represents a considerable enhancement of the researchers' and clinicians' investigatory armamentarium. If this technology becomes widely adopted, coupled with international consensus upon the interpretation of physiological data derived therein, it may herald a new and exciting era in gastrointestinal physiology.
无线动力胶囊（WMC）是一种新型的动态技术，在穿过胃肠道时同时测量腔内 pH 值、温度和压力。
我们旨在提供 WMC 的简明概述，详细说明其给药程序和记录的参数。我们还回顾了已经验证 WMC 与目前被认为是“金标准”的其他方法的证据。
WMC 提供了许多优于现有技术的优势，尤其是在患者耐受性、安全性和标准化方面。WMC 极大地增强了研究人员和临床医生的研究手段。如果这项技术得到广泛采用，再加上对从中得出的生理数据的解释达成国际共识，那么它可能预示着胃肠道生理学的一个新的令人兴奋的时代的到来。
