Reviewe r’s report  
 
Title: Human gastric magnet -controlled capsule endoscopy co nducted in a standing position: 
The phase 1 study  
 
Version: 1 Date: 04 Aug 2019  
 
Reviewer: Marco Soncini  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Dear Editor,  
 
 
the manuscript entitled "Human gastric magnet -controlled capsule endoscopy conducted in a 
standing position:The phase 1study" has been reviewed.  
 
The work after this revision can be accepted.  
 
In the Methods/Subjects it would be appropriate to know if the subjects have performed previous 
upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The knowledge of this data could reinforce an assertion 
present in the results line 5, on the satisfaction of the subjects to repeat the MCE if necessary  
 
 
 
My best regards  
 
Marco Soncini MD  
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please sp ecify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
  
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
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Acceptable  
 
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Reviewe r’s report  
 
Title: Human gastric magnet -controlled capsule endoscopy co nducted in a standing position: 
The phase 1 study  
 
Version: 1 Date: 04 Aug 2019  
 
Reviewer: Marco Soncini  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Dear Editor,  
 
 
the manuscript entitled "Human gastric magnet -controlled capsule endoscopy conducted in a 
standing position:The phase 1study" has been reviewed.  
 
The work after this revision can be accepted.  
 
In the Methods/Subjects it would be appropriate to know if the subjects have performed previous 
upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The knowledge of this data could reinforce an assertion 
present in the results line 5, on the satisfaction of the subjects to repeat the MCE if necessary  
 
 
 
My best regards  
 
Marco Soncini MD  
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please sp ecify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
  
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:  
 
1. Have you  in the past five years received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an 
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of this 
manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
2. Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organi sation that may in any way gain or lose 
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursement s, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that 
holdsor has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?  
 
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to this pa per? 
 
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have no competing interests' 
below. If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.  
 
No 
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal. I unde rstand that my name will be included 
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted for publication, my named report 
including any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors' 
responses. I agree for my report t o be made available under an Open Access Creative Commons 
CC-BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). I understand that any comments 
which I do not wish to be included in my name d report can be included as confidential comments 
to the editors, which will not be published.  
 
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Reviewe r’s report  
 
Title: Human gastric magnet -controlled capsule endoscopy co nducted in a standing position: 
The phase 1 study  
 
Version: 1 Date: 04 Aug 2019  
 
Reviewer: Marco Soncini  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Dear Editor,  
 
 
the manuscript entitled "Human gastric magnet -controlled capsule endoscopy conducted in a 
standing position:The phase 1study" has been reviewed.  
 
The work after this revision can be accepted.  
 
In the Methods/Subjects it would be appropriate to know if the subjects have performed previous 
upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The knowledge of this data could reinforce an assertion 
present in the results line 5, on the satisfaction of the subjects to repeat the MCE if necessary  
 
 
 
My best regards  
 
Marco Soncini MD  
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please sp ecify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
  
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:  
 
1. Have you  in the past five years received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an 
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of this 
manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
2. Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organi sation that may in any way gain or lose 
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursement s, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that 
holdsor has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?  
 
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to this pa per? 
 
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have no competing interests' 
below. If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.  
 
No 
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal. I unde rstand that my name will be included 
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted for publication, my named report 
including any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors' 
responses. I agree for my report t o be made available under an Open Access Creative Commons 
CC-BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). I understand that any comments 
which I do not wish to be included in my name d report can be included as confidential comments 
to the editors, which will not be published.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal  
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