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Cervical Intraepithelial NeoplasiaNCT01145781

Trial to Evaluate Single- and Double- Freeze Cryotherapy in the Prevention of Cervical Neoplasia

A study testing Cryotherapy in people with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, run by Tata Memorial Hospital at 1 site in India.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

To evaluate whether single- and double-freeze cryotherapy techniques have similar efficacy in controlling different grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and have similar side effects and complications. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 25 to 64 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
What is being tested?
Cryotherapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
440 participants
Where
1 siteIndia
Study dates
Jan 2010to Jan 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 25 to 64 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Inclusion Criteria Apparently healthy women aged 25 to 64 yrs with following criteria will be eligible to participate in the study.

  1. Histological confirmation of ASCUS -H, CIN I, CIN II and CIN III lesions.
  2. The lesion confined to ecto cervix only.
  3. No obvious cervical and vaginal infection.
  4. Women in proliferative phase of menstrual cycle or post menopausal cases.
  5. Negative endo cervical curettage.

Exclusion criteria Women less than 25 and more than 64 years will not be enrolled.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

India1 site
  • Tata Memorial Hospital

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

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About this study

Official title: Randomised Intervention Trial to Evaluate Single- and Double- Freeze Cryotherapy in the Prevention of Cervical Neoplasia

To evaluate whether single- and double-freeze cryotherapy techniques have similar efficacy in controlling different grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and have similar side effects and complications.

Read the detailed description

Healthy women aged 25 to 64 yrs with histology confirmed ectocervical CIN lesions confined to ectocervix without extension to endocervix or vagina will be randomized to single- or double-freeze cryotherapy, as per the inclusion criteria will be invited to participate in the study.

They will be explained about the study. Informed consent will be obtained from each recruited woman. The cases selected with lesions that can be adequately covered with largest cryo probe (2.5 cm diameter) will be randomized between the following arms.

Arm 1 Single-freeze technique; 3 minutes of freeze and 5 minutes of thaw. Arm 2 Double-freeze technique: 3 minutes of freeze and 5 minutes of thaw and cycle repeated once again.

The patients will be advised about excessive discharge per vagina for 4 weeks and mild abdominal cramps.

They will be advised to abstain from sexual intercourse for 6 weeks. They would be followed up after one month for clinical evaluation and at 12th month to determine the cure rates by Pap test, HPV Test and colposcopy with or without biopsy.

The reference investigations to determine cure rates at the end of 12 months would be Pap smear, HPV Testing by HC II and colposcopy with or with out biopsy which will be offered to all the participants and biopsy will be done on women with colposcopic abnormalities.

Randomized trial: Stratified by lesion. Randomisation and analysis will be stratified on the grades of CIN.

Randomisation process:

Each woman eligible for cryotherapy who presents for treatment, will be allocated a randomisation number.

This randomisation number is a 4 digit number: The first digit represent the CIN stage (1, 2 or 3), the 3 next digits are the sequential number of the patient (from 001 to 999). Each sequential number is randomly attributed to a treatment arm. The table containing this information will be kept by the principal investigator and is only known by the people involved in the treatment.

The arm the patient has been randomised to will not be known by the people performing the follow-up visit in order to avoid any reporting bias. As soon as the patient has been randomised to double- or single-freeze, the box corresponding to the sequential number line and the CIN column will be marked with 'X'. The randomisation protocol will be rigorously followed.

Women with biopsy proven ASCUS-H and CIN lesion, after obtaining an informed consent will be randomized between single and double freeze treatment cases. The first follow-up is after one month and the next at 12th month, where patient would be subjected to Pap test, HPV Test by Hybrid Capture II and colposcopy with or without biopsy.

Being tested
Cryotherapy
Keywords
ectocervical CIN lesions
Medical subject headings
Uterine Cervical Dysplasia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CryotherapyProcedure or surgery

    Arm 1 Single-freeze technique; 3 minutes of freeze and 5 minutes of thaw. Arm 2 Double-freeze technique: 3 minutes of freeze and 5 minutes of thaw and cycle repeated once again.

Study groups in NCT01145781
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Single-freeze cryotherapyActive comparatorArm 1 Single-freeze technique; 3 minutes of freeze and 5 minutes of thaw.
Receives: Procedure: Cryotherapy
Double-freeze cryotherapyActive comparatorArm 2 Double-freeze technique: 3 minutes of freeze and 5 minutes of thaw and cycle repeated once again.
Receives: Procedure: Cryotherapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The primary end point is the cure rate at the end of one year

    The primary end point is the cure rate at the end of one year by comparing between two different techniques of cryotherapy i.e. single freeze and double freeze.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The secondary end points are the rates and the types of side effects and complications

    The secondary end points are the rates and the types of side effects and complications by comparing between two different techniques of cryotherapy i.e. single freeze and double freeze.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Jun 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2010
  3. Primary completionJan 2015
  4. Study completionJan 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
440 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01145781
Sponsor's protocol ID
649
Status last verified
Apr 2018
First submitted
16 Jun 2010
Last updated
1 May 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Cryotherapy in people with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, run by Tata Memorial Hospital at 1 site in India.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 May 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The primary end point is the cure rate at the end of one year (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 May 2018.

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