Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for the Diagnosis of a-Ganglionosis, a Controlled Prospective Trial (EDGE Trial)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Constipation, Hirschsprung Disease

In brief

Patients undergoing routine rectal suction biopsy will undergo as part of the study an additional Endoscopic mucosal resection. The biopsy results will also be correlated with patient's clinical data including clinical history, Bristol stool scale, anorectal manometry results, and SITZ marker studies. Cost and recovery time will be compared.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01515501

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

12

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-16

Who can join

Age: 10 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 10 years of age or older
• offered Rectal Suction biopsy

You may not qualify if…

• any contraindication to general anesthesia or conscious sedation
• contraindication to endoscopy
• untreated or unmanageable coagulopathy
• thrombocytopenia (<50)
• inability to provide informed consent.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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