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Status unknownNCT04251403Updated Jan 31, 2020

Novel Approach to Surveillance of Gastric Lesions

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of Mucosal Irrigation in Intestinal Metaplasia of Gastric Mucosa, Gastric Dysplasia and Gastric Cancer, sponsored by New York Presbyterian Hospital. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-31.

Sponsored by New York Presbyterian Hospital · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Screening

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jan 2020), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This will be a pilot study investigating the feasibility of using pressurized irrigation of the stomach mucosa to obtain gastric aspirate cell samples for analysis and identification of premalignant lesions of the stomach.

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Gastric cancer is an important public health concern, accounting for 26,240 new cases in the United States (US) annually. Outcomes are poor, with 5-year survival of 31%, but improve when lesions are detected at early stages amenable to curative therapy. Research has shown that lesions such as atrophic gastritis and gastric intestinal metaplasia are precursors to more advanced lesions such as dysplasia and adenocarcinoma, thus providing a potential target for early intervention. Gastric cancer screening programs have decreased mortality in high-prevalence countries like Japan. However, providers in low-prevalence settings are less experienced at detecting precursor lesions endoscopically on visual inspection. This pilot study will investigate a novel approach to screening for precursor lesions and early detection of gastric cancer by utilizing pressurized irrigation of the gastric mucosa. The study will target patients with a known history of gastric precursor lesions (atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, history of dysplasia) who are presenting for routine surveillance endoscopy. Following routine endoscopic evaluation, the investigators will utilize the ERBEJET 2 device (ERBE USA Inc), which is commercially available for the treatment of mucosal lesions, to sample cells from the mucosal surface of the stomach. The aspirate will be collected for cytologic/pathologic assessment. The goal is that this technique will simplify testing for precursor lesions of gastric cancer, making screening more effective in regions of lower prevalence where providers are less experienced with visual identification of such lesions.

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Conditions studied

  • Intestinal Metaplasia of Gastric Mucosa
  • Gastric Dysplasia
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Atrophic Gastritis
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In context

Stomach Neoplasms

3,399 studies on the registry are indexed under Stomach Neoplasms; 992 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 10 is below the median of 66 across 2,499 interventional studies indexed under Stomach Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

New York Presbyterian Hospital is the lead sponsor of 20 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Individuals with a known history of gastric precursor lesions (atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, history of dysplasia) who are presenting for routine surveillance endoscopy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Personal history of gastric cancer
  • Personal history of irritable bowel disease
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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Screening
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
10 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Mucosal Irrigation

    Following routine endoscopic evaluation, investigators will utilize the ERBEJET 2 device (ERBE USA Inc), which is commercially available for the treatment of mucosal lesions, to sample cells from the mucosal surface of the stomach. The aspirate will be collected for cytologic/pathologic assessment.

    Diagnostic Test: Mucosal Irrigation

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testMucosal Irrigation

    Following routine endoscopic evaluation, investigators will utilize the ERBEJET 2 device (ERBE USA Inc), which is commercially available for the treatment of mucosal lesions, to sample cells from the mucosal surface of the stomach. The aspirate will be collected for cytologic/pathologic assessment.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Correlation of pathologic diagnosis from gastric aspirate compared with diagnosis from standard endoscopic inspection and biopsies.

    Investigators will compare how the diagnosis determined from pathologic/cytologic analysis gastric aspirate samples will compare with diagnosis obtained from standard endoscopic inspection and biopsies. The diagnoses of interest will be normal mucosa, atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, or malignancy. This will be reported as the percentage of concordant diagnoses.

    Time frame: Intra-procedural

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Hamashima C. Current issues and future perspectives of gastric cancer screening. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Oct 14;20(38):13767-74. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13767. PubMed 25320514 ↗
  • Gupta S, Li D, El Serag HB, Davitkov P, Altayar O, Sultan S, Falck-Ytter Y, Mustafa RA. AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia. Gastroenterology. 2020 Feb;158(3):693-702. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.12.003. Epub 2019 Dec 6. No abstract available. PubMed 31816298 ↗
  • Kim GH, Liang PS, Bang SJ, Hwang JH. Screening and surveillance for gastric cancer in the United States: Is it needed? Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Jul;84(1):18-28. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.02.028. Epub 2016 Mar 3. PubMed 26940296 ↗
  • BASTOS AL, MADEIRA F. A SIMPLE DEVICE FOR EXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY OF THE STOMACH. Gut. 1964 Apr;5(2):192-3. doi: 10.1136/gut.5.2.192. No abstract available. PubMed 14159412 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 31, 2020, 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
NCT04251403
Lead sponsor
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Responsible party
Monika Laszkowska (Principal Investigator, New York Presbyterian Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 31, 2020
Start date
Feb 2020 (estimated)
Primary completion
Feb 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 31, 2020

Study contacts

Monika Laszkowska, MD
Contact
ml3228@cumc.columbia.edu
9179747218
Charles Lightdale, MD
Contact
cjl18@cumc.columbia.edu
(212) 305-3423
Charles Lightdale, MD
principal investigator · New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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