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The CARMA Technique Study

NCT05099432 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2021-11-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Colonoscopic removal of polyps is an important and well-established tool in the prevention of colorectal cancers. However, high polyp recurrence rates after endoscopic resection, with resultant development of interval cancers, remains a problem; this most commonly stems from unrecognised incomplete polyp resection. Thus, a standardised endoscopic technique is needed that will allow endoscopists to consistently achieve a clear margin of resection. The investigators believe the Cap Assisted Resection Margin Assessment (CARMA) technique will address this problem. This novel technique focuses on a standardised assessment of the resection margin after endoscopic polypectomy utilising available standard high-definition video endoscopes with imaging features including narrow band imaging (NBI) and magnification endoscopy.

Conditions

  • Colonic Polyp
  • Colonic Sessile Serrated Lesion

Interventions

PROCEDURE

CARMA technique

Once standard polyp resection and assessment of the polypectomy site without magnification is completed, the CARMA technique will be applied. This will involve an assessment of the entire polypectomy margin using cap assisted magnification endoscopy with the ability to also use NBI (at the endoscopist's discretion) and documentation of any residual polyp noted.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alexander Huelsen, MD · Princess Alexandra Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-30
Primary Completion
2023-05-31
Completion
2026-11-30

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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