C26.8 C18 K63.5
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients that undergo screening or surveillance colonoscopy for lower GI neoplasia. - Patients that present for colorectal cancer / polyp screening or surveillance will be checked for inclusion. - Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - OGD at a high volume endoscopic centre within the past 3 years - Known gastric cancer - Genetic cancer syndromes - Prior gastrectomy or bariatric gastric surgery - Known gastric precancerous conditions (gastric atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia) - Acute upper GI bleeding within the last 4 weeks - Coagulation defects or medication prohibiting biopsy sampling - Pregnancy, breast-feeding women - Inability to actively consent to study participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence of gastric cancer or gastric precancerous conditions and lesions that require endoscopic surveillance or treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| · Key performance indicators for upper GI endoscopy (OGD) as compared to quality standards in colonoscopy · development of a cost effectiveness model of screening OGD in different settings · Preferred strategy to enter screening program · Reasons for non-participation in gastric cancer screening · endoscopist quality to detect other relevant gastric lesions, oesophageal and duodenal diseases and conditions as compared to quality standards in colonoscopy (ADR, withdrawal time, reporting) · development of a model of cost effectiveness of screening OGD in different countries · Specimen and data allocation of screened subjects for additional analysis and follow up analysis if later applicable · Endoscopic imaging and analysis of varying results of endoscopy and histology · Optimal population to include in potential screening program · Blood Pepsinogen levels in correlation with endoscopic findings | — |
Countries
France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal
Contacts
Universitätsklinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie