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Gastric TumorNCT02161029

Flexible Endoscopy Biopsies for Submucous Tumors With a New Drill Instrument

A study testing Flexible drill biopsy instrument and conventional biopsy instrument in people with Gastric Tumor, run by Region Skane at 1 site in Sweden.

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

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the newly constructed CE (Conformité Européenne) marked drill biopsy instrument for flexible endoscopes can make possible representative biopsies of the increasing numbers of submucosal tumours in the gastrointestinal tract. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Gastric Tumor
What is being tested?
Flexible drill biopsy instrument and conventional biopsy instrument
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
10 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
2 Jul 2014to 27 Mar 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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Submucous gastrointestinal tumours

Who cannot join

  • No gastrointestinal submucous tumor
  • Submucosal hemangioma

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sweden1 site
  • Department of Surgery, Lund University

    Lund, SE-22185

Other trials in Sweden

About this study

Official title: Flexible Endoscopy Biopsies With the New Drill Biopsy Instrument for Submucous Tumors

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the newly constructed CE (Conformité Européenne) marked drill biopsy instrument for flexible endoscopes can make possible representative biopsies of the increasing numbers of submucosal tumours in the gastrointestinal tract. The amount of submucous tissue ( micrograms and in % of all the biopsy) harvested with the new drill biopsy instrument used in flexible endoscopy investigations is measured in the study and compared to the amount of submucous tissue harvested with the existing biopsy forceps.

Read the detailed description

Background: With the existing biopsy instruments for flexible endoscopy it's only possible to achieve superficial biopsies comprising the mucosa and very seldom some small fragments of the submucosa. It is, however, increasingly important to get biopsies from the submucous tissues because the tumors that are on the increase more than any other in the stomach is the GIST (GastroIntestinal Stroma Tumours) that grows in the submucosa. Cytology is not enough for a reliable diagnosis and to often not representative. Furthermore there is a well-known risk for tract seeding when sampling through the abdominal wall with a fine needle instrument.

The investigators have invented a new biopsy instrument for flexible endoscopy that is a drill within a cylinder that can be used for biopsies of the submucous tissues, for instance GIST-tumours, see www.BIBBInstruments.com.

Hypothesis: Will it be possible to achieve representative submucous tissue from the gastrointestinal tract with the newly constructed drill biopsy instrument for flexible endoscopy. The investigators hypothesize that the amount of tissue harvested with the new drill biopsy instrument will give significantly more amount of tissue to evaluate for the pathologist than the existing biopsy forceps.

Method: Ten patients with tumours in the submucosa of the stomach are examined with a gastroscope. The investigator decides where the first biopsy should be taken and randomly the investigator blindly get the new drill instrument or the conventional biopsy forceps and take the biopsy on the decided localization. The next site of the tumour is decided and again blindly the investigator get one of the two biopsy instruments according to a previously decided scheme. Six biopsies (three with each of the two biopsy tools) in every patient are harvested in ten patients. With altogether 30 specimen for each biopsy instrument and a difference of 1/3 which is a low calculated difference 10 patients as above will give a 80 % Power (Chi-2 = 5.40, p = 0.02*). The amount of submucous tissue harvested with the two biopsy instruments are measured in microgram and as percentage of all the biopsy and compared. The quality of the specimens are also calculated.

Conditions
Gastric Tumor
Being tested
Flexible drill biopsy instrument, conventional biopsy instrument
Keywords
Gastric tumor
Medical subject headings
Stomach Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Flexible drill biopsy instrumentDevice

    Also called Endodrill (=Internal code name)

    Biopsies taken with the new drill biopsy instrument for flexible endoscopy

  • conventional biopsy instrumentDevice

    Biopsies taken with conventional biopsy forceps for flexible endoscopic instruments

Study groups in NCT02161029
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
New drill biopsy instrumentActive comparatorTo take biopsies from gastric submucosal tumors with a new drill biopsy instrument used with flexible endoscopes.
Receives: Device: Flexible drill biopsy instrument
Conventional biopsy instrumentActive comparatorTo take biopsies from gastric submucosal tumors with conventional biopsy forceps used with flexible endoscopes
Receives: Device: conventional biopsy instrument

What is being measured

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

  1. Amount of submucous tissue in gastrointestinal submucosal tumors harvested with a new drill biopsy instrument used with flexible endoscopes.

    Amount of submucous tissue adequate for histological examination harvested with the new drill biopsy instrument for flexible endoscopy and compared to the amount harvested with the existing biopsy forceps in a randomized setting.

    Measured: Within 30 days for each patient

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Jun 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start2 Jul 2014
  3. Primary completion27 Mar 2015
  4. Study completion27 Mar 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
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
10 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02161029
Sponsor's protocol ID
2014/97
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
25 Mar 2014
Last updated
1 Feb 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Flexible drill biopsy instrument and conventional biopsy instrument in people with Gastric Tumor, run by Region Skane at 1 site in Sweden.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. 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 Feb 2019. 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 Sweden. 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?

Amount of submucous tissue in gastrointestinal submucosal tumors harvested with a new drill biopsy instrument used with flexible endoscopes. (time frame: Within 30 days for each patient). 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 Feb 2019.

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