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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02245854
Other study ID # E-Scope
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received September 1, 2014
Last updated September 19, 2014
Start date September 2013
Est. completion date August 2014

Study information

Verified date September 2014
Source Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Italy: Ethics Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Colorectal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. Scientific studies have shown that endoscopic polypectomy is efficacious in preventing CRC incidence and mortality.

Endoscopic polypectomy carries a risk of major complications, such as bleeding or bowel perforation, so that a careful balance between efficacy and safety appears to be clinically relevant.

Most of the polypectomies are performed for diminutive (<5 mm) or small (6-9 mm) lesions, which represent over 90% of all the polyps.

To minimize the risk of complications when removing <10 mm polyps, cold-polypectomy techniques - i.e. without electric current - by means of biopsy forceps or snare, have been proposed.

Although the risk of perforation is virtually excluded by cold-polypectomy, the lack of electrocautery may result in an increased risk of bleeding. The safety of cold-snare polypectomy has however been recently shown in controlled trials.

Regarding the efficacy of cold-polypectomy for subcentimetric polyps, very few studies have assessed the post-polypectomy completeness of the removal of polyp tissue (i.e. residual disease), and no studies have compared it to conventional polypectomy.

The investigators perform this study to assess both the efficacy and safety of a novel snare (Exacto™) for polyp removal.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 250
Est. completion date August 2014
Est. primary completion date April 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- All consecutive patients undergoing colonoscopy, with at least one and no more than 5 polyps <10 mm.

- The patient is at satisfactory risk to undergo abdominal surgery.

- The patient must understand and provide written consent for the procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

- Patients undergoing standard snare resection (with cautery) of polyps larger than 10 mm.

- Patients with a personal history of polyposis syndrome.

- Patients with suspected chronic stricture potentially precluding complete colonoscopy.

- Patients with diverticulitis or toxic megacolon.

- Patients with a history of radiation therapy to abdomen or pelvis.

- Patients with a history of severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, liver or renal disease.

- Personal history of coagulation disorders or use of anticoagulants/clopidogrel/aspirin/ticlopidine.

- Patients who are currently enrolled in another clinical investigation in which the intervention might compromise the safety of the patient's participation in this study.

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Exacto™
Cold snare polypectomy

Locations

Country Name City State
Italy San Gerardo Hospital Monza
Italy Azienda Ospedaliera "Maggiore della Carità" Novara
Italy Endoscopy Unit, Gastroenterology Department, Humanitas Research Hospital Rozzano, Milan

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Istituto Clinico Humanitas Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita, San Gerardo Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

References & Publications (8)

Atkin WS, Edwards R, Kralj-Hans I, Wooldrage K, Hart AR, Northover JM, Parkin DM, Wardle J, Duffy SW, Cuzick J; UK Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Trial Investigators. Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in prevention of colorectal cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2010 May 8;375(9726):1624-33. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60551-X. Epub 2010 Apr 27. — View Citation

Heldwein W, Dollhopf M, Rösch T, Meining A, Schmidtsdorff G, Hasford J, Hermanek P, Burlefinger R, Birkner B, Schmitt W; Munich Gastroenterology Group. The Munich Polypectomy Study (MUPS): prospective analysis of complications and risk factors in 4000 colonic snare polypectomies. Endoscopy. 2005 Nov;37(11):1116-22. — View Citation

Horiuchi A, Nakayama Y, Kajiyama M, Tanaka N, Sano K, Graham DY. Removal of small colorectal polyps in anticoagulated patients: a prospective randomized comparison of cold snare and conventional polypectomy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Mar;79(3):417-23. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.08.040. Epub 2013 Oct 11. — View Citation

Ichise Y, Horiuchi A, Nakayama Y, Tanaka N. Prospective randomized comparison of cold snare polypectomy and conventional polypectomy for small colorectal polyps. Digestion. 2011;84(1):78-81. doi: 10.1159/000323959. Epub 2011 Apr 14. — View Citation

Lieberman D, Moravec M, Holub J, Michaels L, Eisen G. Polyp size and advanced histology in patients undergoing colonoscopy screening: implications for CT colonography. Gastroenterology. 2008 Oct;135(4):1100-5. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.06.083. Epub 2008 Jul 3. — View Citation

Panteris V, Haringsma J, Kuipers EJ. Colonoscopy perforation rate, mechanisms and outcome: from diagnostic to therapeutic colonoscopy. Endoscopy. 2009 Nov;41(11):941-51. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1215179. Epub 2009 Oct 28. Review. — View Citation

Paspatis GA, Tribonias G, Konstantinidis K, Theodoropoulou A, Vardas E, Voudoukis E, Manolaraki MM, Chainaki I, Chlouverakis G. A prospective randomized comparison of cold vs hot snare polypectomy in the occurrence of postpolypectomy bleeding in small colonic polyps. Colorectal Dis. 2011 Oct;13(10):e345-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02696.x. — View Citation

Repici A, Hassan C, Vitetta E, Ferrara E, Manes G, Gullotti G, Princiotta A, Dulbecco P, Gaffuri N, Bettoni E, Pagano N, Rando G, Strangio G, Carlino A, Romeo F, de Paula Pessoa Ferreira D, Zullo A, Ridola L, Malesci A. Safety of cold polypectomy for <10mm polyps at colonoscopy: a prospective multicenter study. Endoscopy. 2012 Jan;44(1):27-31. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1291387. Epub 2011 Nov 28. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Percentage of complete polyp removal Clinical success, defined as absence of polyp tissue, either hyperplastic or adenomatous, on the margins of the polypectomy area after cold-polypectomy of subcentimetric polyps. Such assessment is performed on two biopsies performed on the polypectomy scar. The investigators will calculate the percentage (%) of complete and incomplete polypectomies with the new device. One year Yes
Secondary Clinical success according to size Clinical success (as defined in the primary end-point) according to the size class: diminutive (<5 mm) and small (6-9 mm) polyps. One year Yes
Secondary Post-polypectomy bleeding rates Post-polypectomy bleeding defined as any bleeding requiring immediate therapeutic endoscopic procedure (i.e. clipping, electrocautery) or delayed treatment, such as hospitalization or new endoscopic procedure. One year Yes
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