Aspirin and/or Folic Acid in Preventing Recurrent Colorectal Polyps
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT00033319
- Lead Sponsor
- Queen's Medical Center
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of aspirin and/or folic acid may be effective in preventing recurrent polyps in patients who have had polyps removed previously.
PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of aspirin and/or folic acid in preventing the recurrence of colorectal polyps.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine whether aspirin and/or folic acid prevents recurrence of colorectal adenomas in patients who have had colorectal adenomas removed.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms.
* Arm I: Patients receive oral aspirin and oral folic acid daily.
* Arm II: Patients receive oral aspirin and oral placebo daily.
* Arm III: Patients receive oral placebo and oral folic acid daily.
* Arm IV: Patients receive 2 oral placebos daily. In all arms, treatment continues for 3 years in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of the 3-year intervention, all patients undergo a surveillance colonoscopy.
Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,300 patients will be accrued for this study.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (32)
Antrim Hospital
🇬🇧Antrim, England, United Kingdom
City Hospital - Birmingham
🇬🇧Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust (Teaching)
🇬🇧Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Southmead Hospital
🇬🇧Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Frenchay Hospital
🇬🇧Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Bristol Royal Infirmary
🇬🇧Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Derby City General Hospital
🇬🇧Derby, England, United Kingdom
Wordsley Hospital
🇬🇧Dudley, England, United Kingdom
Glenfield Hospital
🇬🇧Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals
🇬🇧Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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