Monopolar Current Cutting Knife vs Bipolar RFA Knife

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

In brief

This is a prospective, randomized trial that aims to study the efficacy and clinical outcomes of a novel Bipolar Knife vs. Monopolar Knives on patients who undergo endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedure at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04919824

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

80

Starts

2022-01-25

Expected to finish

2026-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patient is ≥ 18 years old
• Patient is capable of providing informed consent
• Patient is referred for ESD procedure of gastrointestinal neoplastic lesions

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is < 18 years old
• Patient refused and/or unable to provide consent
• Patient is a pregnant woman
• Patients with lesions removed with other techniques besides ESD or a modified ESD technique (i.e., EMR or TEM) as defined in the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) guidelines for endoscopic resection of lesions.

Where it is running

• Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States
• Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center (BSLMC) — Houston, Texas, United States

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