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Detection in Tandem Endocuff Cap Trial

Is Endocuff Vision Assisted Colonoscopy Superior to Cap Assisted Colonoscopy to Detect Adenomas

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03254498
Acronym
DETECT
Enrollment
154
Registered
2017-08-18
Start date
2016-04-30
Completion date
2017-05-31
Last updated
2017-08-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Colonic Neoplasms, Adenomas Serrated, Colo-rectal Cancer, Colon Adenoma

Keywords

colonic adenoma, serrated polyps, caecal intubation time, withdrawal time, polyp miss rate

Brief summary

A randomised back to back study comparing cap and Endocuff to detect adenomas during colonoscopy

Interventions

DEVICEEndocuff

It is a randomised back to back study to compare cap and Endocuff to detect adenoma in colonoscopic examination

DEVICEcap assisted colonoscopy (CAC)

cap assisted colonoscopy (CAC)

Sponsors

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Intervention model description

It is a randomised back to back study to compare the performance of cap assisted colonoscopy (CAC) and Endocuff assisted colonoscopy (EAC)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18 years and over 2. Referral for surveillance, or diagnostic colonoscopy 3. Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Absolute contraindications to colonoscopy 2. Established or suspicion of large bowel obstruction or pseudo-obstruction 3. Known colon cancer or polyposis syndromes 4. Known colonic strictures 5. Known severe diverticular segment (that is likely to impede colonoscope passage) 6. Patients with active colitis (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis, diverticulitis, infective colitis) 7. Patients lacking capacity to give informed consent 8. Pregnancy 9. Patients who are on clopidogrel, warfarin, or other new generation anticoagulants who have not stopped this for the procedure

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adenoma miss rate1 dayComparison of adenoma miss rate between cap ( CAC) and Endocuff assisted colonoscopy(E

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mean adenoma per procedure1 dayDifference in mean adenomas detected per procedure (MAP) between EAC and CAC.
Endocuff or cap exchange1 dayNumber of times Cap or Endocuff are removed to complete the procedure
miss rate of advanced polyps1 dayComparison of miss rates of advanced adenomas, serrated polyps and proxima polyps between CAC and EAC
Comfort score1 dayComparison of patient comfort score between CAC and EAC
Ceacal intubation and withdrawal time1 dayComparison of caecal intubation and withdrawal time

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
comparison of surveillance intervalsOnce histology is available usually takes 10-14 daysTo compare any surveillance interval difference between CAC and EAC

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026