WavSTAT® Optical Biopsy System to Target Esophageal Biopsies

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Barrett's Esophagus

In brief

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the clinical utility of the WavSTAT Optical Biopsy System as an adjunctive tool to improve the endoscopist's clinical sensitivity to identify dysplasia or cancer in the esophagus.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00747136

Run by

SpectraScience

People needed

47

Starts

2008-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The patient is between 18 and 80 years of age.
• The patient is willing to sign an informed consent form.
• The patient is a candidate for endoscopic examination
• Female patients of child-bearing age, uncertain of pregnancy status, must have a negative pregnancy test.

You may not qualify if…

• The patient has congenital deformities, which preclude a physical biopsy procedure during endoscopy.
• The patient is pregnant or nursing by admission.
• The patient has other contraindications for physical biopsy.

Where it is running

• Department of Veterans Affairs — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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