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CompletedNCT02208401Updated Aug 13, 2014

Randomised Comparison of 2 Cold Snare Polypectomy Techniques

An interventional study of conventional cold snare polypectomy and Cold snare polypectomy with suction in Bowel Cancer, sponsored by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-08-13.

Sponsored by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
112
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Different modalities are employed to remove small colonic polyps which potentially harbour a cancer risk. But, they can all vary in their completeness of removal, safety and the histological quality and the gold standard technique has yet to be defined. A novel suction pseudopolyp technique has been described by Patullo et al and in their prospective study, 126 polyps measuring less than 10mm flat or sessile were removed by this method with 100% complete endoscopic resection and without any immediate or delayed complications. The aim of the investigators study is to compare this technique with the standard cold snare technique. Patients attending for a routine colonoscopy and found to have polyps measuring 37mm in size will be eligible and they will be randomised to the polypectomy technique. Patient demographics and polyp characteristics will be recorded. The primary outcome measured will be the macroscopic resection rate. The secondary outcome measures are abdominal pain, tenderness, bleeding and fever.

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Conditions studied

  • Bowel Cancer
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In context

Lead sponsor

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the lead sponsor of 207 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients with small polyps 3-7 mm in size, flat or sessile found during colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients are less than 18 years old
  • Pregnant
  • Inadequate bowel preparation
  • On anticoagulants or clopidogrel
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Care provider)
Enrollment
112 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    conventional cold snare polypectomy

    conventional cold snare polypectomy

    Procedure: conventional cold snare polypectomy

  • Experimental
    Cold snare polypectomy with suction

    Cold snare polypectomy with suction

    Procedure: Cold snare polypectomy with suction

Interventions

  • Procedureconventional cold snare polypectomy

    conventional cold snare polypectomy

  • ProcedureCold snare polypectomy with suction

    Cold snare polypectomy with suction

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Complete macroscopic polyp eradication rate

    The primary outcome for this study is the polypectomy completion rate. This will be assessed both macroscopically and histologically. The analysis for statistical difference between the 2 techniques and abdominal symptoms will be compared by the Chi2 test for categorical data.

    Time frame: At time of polypectomy intervention

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Sheffield, South Yorkshire S5 7AU, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Din S, Ball AJ, Riley SA, Kitsanta P, Johal S. A randomized comparison of cold snare polypectomy versus a suction pseudopolyp technique. Endoscopy. 2015 Nov;47(11):1005-10. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1392533. Epub 2015 Jul 10. PubMed 26165735 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 13, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02208401
Lead sponsor
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 5, 2014
Start date
Jan 2014
Primary completion
Aug 2014
Completion
Aug 2014
Last update
Aug 13, 2014

Study contacts

Shawinder Johal, MBChB, PhD, MRCP
principal investigator · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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