Submucosal Injection EMR vs. Underwater EMR for Colorectal Polyps

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Conditions studied: Colonic Polyps, Rectal Polyps

In brief

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of two standard methods of polypectomy (polyp removal), submucosal injection-assisted endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and full water emersion (without submucosal injection) EMR, for large colorectal polyps.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01712048

Run by

California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute

People needed

170

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-10

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients age >18 years that are scheduled for endoscopic resection of large colo-rectal lesions who consent to this study.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients unable to provide informed consent.
• Patients with lesions showing adenoma invasion into the muscularis propria on EUS.
• Patients without at least one colo-rectal lesions ≥ 20mm.

Where it is running

• California Pacific Medical Center — San Francisco, California, United States

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