NCT06840561

Brief Summary

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is the main treatment for esophageal early cancer. But post-ESD stricture has a serious impact on quality of life.When the lesion range reaches up to 3/4 circumferential mucosal defect or the longitudinal length over 5cm, the esophageal stricture rate will be over 70% or more, and when the whole circumferential mucosal defect, the rate is up to 100%. Local triamcinolone (TA) injection has positive effect on post-ESD stricture.But there are no uniform standards and results of the TA usage. Investigators also found a disadvantage that TA injection was hard to be absorbed completely in the submucosal layer and spilled over easily, which may decrease the preventive effect. The investigators tried to make a better protocol that could adjust the time and frequency of triamcinolone injection to improve the medicine duration of stay and decrease the stricture rate. So, the aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of TA injection in a new way for preventing post-ESD stricture. This is a single-center prospective intervention study, and single-arm trial too, which is carried out at Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center in Guangzhou, China. Participants recruited into the study must meet the standards as follows: (a). be staged as cT1aN0M0 or cT1bN0M0 before surgery via magnifying endoscopy, endosonography, CT, or PET/CT; (b). refuse conventional surgery and CRT and get ESD as first-line treatment; (c). mucosal defect measured by a circular protractor and reached more than three-quarters of the circumference of the esophageal lumen including whole circumference after ESD surgery; (d). sign the consent before ESD;(e). meet the minimum follow-up period of three months. In the protocol, TA injection combined with fibrin glue was used twice, immediately (D0) and 7days(D7) after ESD to increase TA's residual time and effect in the study group. Meanwhile, the stickiness of fibrin glue can protect the wound for preventing perforation or bleeding. The dosage of TA and fibrin glue were 100mg and 5-10ml in every session separately. The first target of this study was the frequency of stricture lasting at least three months follow-ups. And the second targets were the number of endoscopic bougie dilation or balloon dilation (EBD), stricture classification, stooler score and complications in the study group. The expectational results are as follows: the first is that TA injection combined with firin glue spray can greatly decrease the esophgeal stricture rate after long-range ESD; the second is that TA injection combined with firin glue spray can also decrease the frequency of endoscopic bougie dilation or balloon dilation (EBD), complications, and the degree of stricture classification and stooler score compared with historical data. This study will show that TA injection combined with fibrin glue spray is a safe and effective treatment in preventing post-ESD stricture of esophageal early cancer.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2021

Typical duration for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 24, 2021

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 10, 2024

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 10, 2024

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 16, 2025

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 21, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

February 21, 2025

Status Verified

January 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

3 years

First QC Date

February 16, 2025

Last Update Submit

February 20, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Local triamcinolone injectionfibrin glue sprayendoscopic submucosal dissectionesophageal stricture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The frequency of post-ESD stricture

    After three months follow-ups, the stricture rate will be calculated in the study group with Local triamcinolone injection combined with fibrin glue spray. Esophageal stricture is defined as couldn't get through by Q260 gastroscope (Olympus, Japan, diameter 9.2mm).

    From ESD surgery to the end of follow-up at least three months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • The number of endoscopic bougie dilation or balloon dilation (EBD) and degree of stricture classification, and stooler score in the study group

    The time frame of degree of stricture classification and stooler score is three months follow-up. The time frame of EBD is from the date of stricture confirmed untile the date of study ended.

Other Outcomes (1)

  • The complications of local TA injection combined with fibrin glue spray

    Three months follow-up

Study Arms (1)

the study group

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Local triamcinolone injection combined with fibrin glue spray

Interventions

TA injection and fibrin glue spray are used in two sessions after ESD immediately (D0) and 7 days later(D7). In the first session, triamcinolone (40mg/1ml/ampul, China) in 100mg total quantity is diluted with 10ml saline to make a 4mg/0.5ml solution and injected in the surface of post-wound symmetrically at 25 points (0.5ml/point) depending on the defective area. But TA injection should avoid muscular injury place. We check the wound to make sure there is no bleeding or perforation after the TA injection, then spray 5-10ml fibrin glue (Porcine fibrin sealant kit, China) on the injection wound. The spray dosage is depending on the wound area. The key point is that the glue could cover all the injection wound. Seven days later, the protocol is carried out again.

the study group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • staged as cT1aN0M0 or cT1bN0M0 before surgery via magnifying endoscopy, endosonography, CT, or PET/CT;
  • refuse conventional surgery and CRT and got ESD as first-line treatment;
  • mucosal defect measured by a circular protractor and reached more than three-quarters of the circumference of the esophageal lumen including whole circumference after ESD surgery;
  • meet the minimum follow-up period of three months;
  • signed the consent before ESD;
  • If extra treatment is needed after ESD, it is up to current guidelines.

You may not qualify if:

  • excessive bleeding and perforation happened during the ESD procedure;
  • excessive bleeding and perforation happened during TA injection;
  • loss to follow-up or not meet three months follow-up periods;
  • allergy to triamcinolone or fibrin glue;
  • esophageal recurrence in situ during follow-up period

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Esophageal StenosisEsophageal Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Esophageal DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsHead and Neck Neoplasms

Study Officials

  • Qing Yang, MM

    Sun Yat-sen University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Attending doctor of the department of endoscopy

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 16, 2025

First Posted

February 21, 2025

Study Start

November 24, 2021

Primary Completion

December 10, 2024

Study Completion

December 10, 2024

Last Updated

February 21, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share
Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
Time Frame
Beginning 1years and ending 3 years after the publication of results
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