Risk of Post-polypectomy Bleeding With Prophylactic Hemoclipping

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Post-polypectomy Bleeding, Polypectomy, Elective Colonoscopy

In brief

A randomized trial aimed at determining whether or not hemoclips are effective in preventing post-polypectomy bleeds on polyps that are 10mm in size or greater.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01647581

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

11182

Starts

2011-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients presenting for elective colonoscopy

You may not qualify if…

• Patients in which polypectomy can not be performed safely

Where it is running

• VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX — Dallas, Texas, United States
• South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio, TX — San Antonio, Texas, United States
• Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX — Temple, Texas, United States

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