NCT01972451

Brief Summary

The Bowel Cancer Screening program was implemented to address the important issue of prevention and early detection of bowel cancer. Results from the first few years of screening and previous smaller studies show that while in its current form it will save many lives, there continue to be polyps and cancers in the upper large bowel (right side) that may be difficult to detect. There is some evidence that these types of polyps (serrated polyps) may be at least partly responsible for cancers missed at the initial colonoscopy and have a faster rate of growth to cancer compared to conventional polyps (adenomas). We propose to examine participants undergoing screening colonoscopy with the addition of a contrast dye ( a safe food colouring agent base already used in various bowel camera procedures in standard clinical practice). This has been shown to improve detection of conventional polyps significantly even though it is considered by some to be more time consuming (possibly taking a few minutes longer) and requiring specific training to undertake. We hope to study the feasibility of undertaking these procedures to improve detection and removal of these polyps within the bowel screening program and potentially inform further studies to assess the impact of improved detection and consequent potentially reduced incidence of interval or missed bowel cancers in longer term follow up. Thus the main aims of this feasibility study are to assess if this type of procedure would be feasible to implement and acceptable to participants, colonoscopists and the screening program and also assess any additional time or costs involved to inform the question of if a larger study should then be undertaken to conclusively prove or disprove the merits of this approach in terms of health economics, cancer detection and survival.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,320

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2 colorectal-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2014

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 7, 2013

Completed
23 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 30, 2013

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2014

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

October 29, 2018

Status Verified

October 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

October 7, 2013

Last Update Submit

October 25, 2018

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Procedure time and withdrawal time

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of people attending the screening

    1 year

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Colonoscopy procedure completeness

    1 year

Study Arms (2)

Colonoscopy without enhanced dye

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

no enhanced dye

Procedure: Colonoscopy with enhanced dye

Colonoscopy with enhanced dye

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

enhanced dye

Procedure: Colonoscopy with enhanced dye

Interventions

Colonoscopy with enhanced dyeColonoscopy without enhanced dye

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All participants testing positive on Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) in the screening program who are eligible and appropriate for an index screening colonoscopy will be offered participation in the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Any participants not deemed fit for colonoscopy on the screening program or undergoing alternative investigation such as CT Pneumocolon or minimal prep CT scan as their index procedure instead.
  • Participants who have undergone previous colorectal surgery will be excluded from the study though their standard management in the screening program will continue unchanged.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Wales Cancer Trials Unit

Cardiff, CF14 4YS, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Hurt C, Ramaraj R, Farr A, Morgan M, Williams N, Philips CJ, Williams GT, Gardner G, Porter C, Sampson J, Hillier S, Heard H, Dolwani S; CONSCOP Clinical Research Consortium. Feasibility and economic assessment of chromocolonoscopy for detection of proximal serrated neoplasia within a population-based colorectal cancer screening programme (CONSCOP): an open-label, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 May;4(5):364-375. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30035-4. Epub 2019 Mar 16.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Interventions

Colonoscopy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesColonic DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesRectal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Endoscopy, GastrointestinalEndoscopy, Digestive SystemDiagnostic Techniques, Digestive SystemDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisEndoscopyDiagnostic Techniques, SurgicalDigestive System Surgical ProceduresSurgical Procedures, OperativeMinimally Invasive Surgical Procedures

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SCREENING
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Senior Trial Manager

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 7, 2013

First Posted

October 30, 2013

Study Start

November 1, 2014

Primary Completion

June 30, 2017

Study Completion

June 30, 2017

Last Updated

October 29, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

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