Status:
COMPLETED
Clinical Study to Compare Cold Snare Underwater Polypectomy to Cold Snare Conventional Polypectomy for Colon Polyps [COLDWATER Study]
Lead Sponsor:
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Conditions:
Colon Polyps
Polypectomy
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Colon cancer is internationally the third cause of deaths from a malignant disease. Screening colonoscopy in adults \>45 years of age aims at the early diagnosis and treatment colon polyps that are pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \> 20years
- Non pedunculated polyps (Paris classification Isp, Is, IIa, IIb)
- Polyp size: diameter of 5 to 10mm
- Endoscopic diagnosis of mucosal lesions - must not present malignant submucosal infiltration evidence like deepening, ulceration / ulcer, abnormal vessels, irregular surface, (NICE 1, NICE 2A, BASIC)
- Informed consent
- Patients who receive antiplatelet / anticoagulant therapy are included in the study only if their therapy has been modified according to ESGE guidelines
Exclusion
- Age \<20 years old
- Pedunculated polyps
- Lesions with macroscopic elements of high-grade dysplasia or submucosal infiltration
- Sites with previous polypectomy
- Patients with idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease
- Patients with coagulation disorders
- Patients with severe organ failure
- Patients who during endoscopy will undergo any technique using electrocautery / electrocoagulation will not be eligible for participation in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 21 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 15 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
396 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05273697
Start Date
March 21 2022
End Date
July 15 2023
Last Update
November 24 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Sismanogleio General Hospital
Athens, Greece, 15126