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The use of narrow band imaging versus conventional colonoscopy for the detection of dysplasia and cancer in patients with longstanding ulcerative colitis: a randomised cross-over study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
lcerative colitis
Digestive System
Colitis
Registration Number
ISRCTN56671833
Lead Sponsor
Academic Medical Center (AMC) (The Netherlands)
Brief Summary

2007 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17385106/ (added 15/01/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
42
Inclusion Criteria

1. Objective diagnosis of UC (histologically and/or endoscopically)
2. Extensive UC (proximal to splenic flexure)
3. Disease duration more than eight years
4. Inactive disease (Truelove Witts Index less than two)
5. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age less than 18 years
2. Non-correctable coagulopathy

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umber of patients with detected neoplasia.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Number of neoplastic lesions<br> 2. Pit pattern classification (Kudo) of neoplastic lesions<br> 3. Vascular pattern description of neoplastic lesions<br>
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