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Study of Narrow Band Imaging in the Characterization of Residual Neoplasia After Endoscopic Piecemeal Mucosal Resection

Randomised Tandem Colonoscopy of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) and White Light Endoscopy in Patients With Endoscopic Piecemeal Mucosal Resection

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02448693
Acronym
CROMOPIE
Enrollment
120
Registered
2015-05-19
Start date
2015-05-31
Completion date
2016-05-31
Last updated
2016-05-04

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Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Keywords

endoscopic mucosal resection, piecemeal polypectomy scar, colorectal neoplasms, Narrow Band Imaging, chromoendoscopy

Brief summary

This study is designed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) compared with High Definition White Light colonoscopy (WLE) for detection of residual neoplasia in subjects with piecemeal polypectomy scars.

Detailed description

Resection of large sessile polyps in the colon (usually more than 2 cm) or those nonpolypoid neoplastic lesions (also called laterally spreading tumors or LST), confers technical difficulty and often are forced to remove into fragmented resection or endoscopic piecemeal mucosal resection. This has been associated with a recurrence of 25%. For this reason, clinical guidelines recommend endoscopic follow-up at 2 to 6 months after piecemeal resection of colorectal polyps to check for residual neoplasia. Narrow-Band Imaging (NBI, Olympus) improves visibility and identification of the surface and vascular structures of colon polyps. In contrast to conventional chromoendoscopy, it is easily activated by pressing a button on the endoscope. Virtual or conventional chromoendoscopy are applied during resection of polyps defining the border of the lesion. However, there are few studies using Narrow Band Imaging and do not allow to know whether the use of this technique could improve the detection of residual tumor after fragmented polypectomy and avoid complications, time and costs of biopsy and histological analysis. In this context, the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) has recently published the first Guideline of Advanced Endoscopic Imaging for the Detection and Differentiation of Colorectal Neoplasia and recommends conventional or virtual chromoendoscopy in patients with piecemeal polypectomy scar (strong recommendation, low quality evidence). The investigators will perform a randomised, controlled trial of tandem colonoscopy using NBI and WLE. The main goal is to compare the rate of detected neoplasia between both techniques and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of NBI and WLE to histology as the gold standard.

Interventions

DEVICEWLE

Evaluation of the polypectomy scar with High Definition White Light Endoscopy (WLE)

DEVICENBI

Evaluation of the polypectomy scar with Narrow Band Imaging (NBI, Evis Exera III, Olympus).

Sponsors

Parc de Salut Mar
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients over 18 years old who underwent a colonoscopy for any reason in the last 12 month * Patients with a basal colonoscopy findings: ≥1 polyp removed in a piecemeal fashion regardless of the size

Exclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of a CRC in the basal colonoscopy * Subjects who neglect to follow-up * Subjects who do not accept informed consent * Subjects with high risk of perforation or complications due to sedation, including patients with comorbidities (ASA IV-V) * Inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy (defined by Boston Bowel Preparation Score (BBPS): ≤ 5 total points; or 0-1 points in any of the 3 segments of the colon)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of residual neoplastic tissue detected with both techniques (NBI versus WLE)less than 1 year after the basal colonoscopyEfficacy of NBI in detecting residual neoplasia compared with WLE

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of accurate detection of residual neoplastic tissue with morphologic features in both groups (NBI and WLE) compared with histopathologyless than 1 year after the basal colonoscopyAccuracy in detecting neoplastic tissue endoscopically compared with histopathology (gold standard)
Number of missed lesions on basal colonoscopyless than 1 year after the basal colonoscopyCompare the number of missed lesions from the basal colonoscopy

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026