Status:

UNKNOWN

Can Pan-Colonic Chromoendoscopy (PCC) Improve Adenoma Detection Rate in FIT-Positive-Patients: A Randomized Study

Lead Sponsor:

Singapore General Hospital

Conditions:

Colon Adenoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Colonoscopy is the technique of choice for evaluation of patients with positive fecal occult blood (FIT). Identification of polyps and their removal has been shown to decrease colorectal cancer incide...

Detailed Description

Eligible subjects with positive screening FIT test referred to the Department of Gastroenterology, Singapore General Hospital will be approached and recruited. The included patients will be randomised...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age older than 50 years
  • Positive stool FIT test or FOBT test

Exclusion

  • Known inflammatory bowel disease
  • Known polyposis syndromes
  • Previous history of colon cancer and surgical resection
  • Overt gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Stool FIT or FOBT test performed during hospitalization
  • Inadequate bowel preparation (Boston Bowel Preparation score \<6 or \<2 for each colonic segment)
  • Poor patient tolerance to the procedure
  • Pregnancy
  • Concurrent intake of anticoagulants and thienopyridines (e.g., Clopidogrel), where these drugs cannot be suspended for the adequate duration before colonoscopy
  • Patient with known history of hypersensitivity to Indigo carmine dye

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

250 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04512612

Start Date

July 1 2020

End Date

August 1 2022

Last Update

August 13 2020

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Singapore General Hospital

Singapore, Singapore, 169608