Underwater Resection of Non-pedunculated Colorectal Lesions

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Colorectal Neoplasms

In brief

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of underwater resection (polypectomy) versus conventional polypectomy techniques for small and large colorectal lesions identified during colonoscopy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02889679

Run by

VA Northern California Health Care System

People needed

600

Starts

2016-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-20

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adult (≥18 years old) male and female patients.
• Scheduled for outpatient colonoscopy.
• Patient able to provide informed consent.
• Benign, small (6-9mm) and large (≥1cm) non-pedunculated colorectal lesions.

You may not qualify if…

• Diminutive (≤5mm) and pedunculated polyps.
• Lesions suspected of harboring deep submucosal invasion.
• Patients who decline to participate or are unable to provide informed consent.

Where it is running

• Sacramento VA Medical Center (VANCHCS) — Mather, California, United States

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