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Digital Colposcopy in Finding Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Patients With An Abnormal Pap Smear

Withdrawn
Conditions
Cervical Cancer
Precancerous Condition
Registration Number
NCT00610662
Lead Sponsor
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as digital colposcopy, may help doctors find and diagnose cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying digital colposcopy to see how well it works in finding cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in patients with an abnormal Pap smear.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* To identify potential improvements for a noninvasive method of diagnosing cervical dysplasia and neoplasia using the Multispectral Digital Colposcope (MDC), a device that uses fluorescence and reflectance spectroscopy to compare images with histopathologic mapping of the cervical epithelium.

* To measure MDC images in vivo of the cervix using a modified device that makes measurements in seconds rather than over 2 minutes before and after acetic acid.

* To evaluate, preliminarily, the effect of the fading of acetic acid in the image contrast obtained over time to see if this fading can predict the grade of intraepithelial neoplasia.

* To evaluate mapping of the cervix so that software can reconstruct the cervical epithelial map to compare the map with routine colposcopic images as well as with those from the MDC.

* To compare, preliminarily, MDC performance with colposcopy and pathologic analysis of tissue removed after colposcopy in the form of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP).

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients undergo routine colposcopy as part of their regular colposcopic evaluation. The digital colposcope is used to take images of the vagina and cervix, pre- and post-acetic acid, using white, green, and blue light. Colposcopically abnormal areas are biopsied; a normal area may also be biopsied. Patients undergoing loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) may undergo one additional biopsy of a colposcopically normal site.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mapping of the cervix and comparison of map with routine colposcopic images as well as with those from the MDC
Comparison of MDC performance with colposcopy and pathologic analysis of tissue removed after colposcopy in the form of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)
Measurement of MDC images in vivo of the cervix
Identification of potential improvements for a noninvasive method of diagnosing cervical dysplasia and neoplasia using the Multispectral Digital Colposcope (MDC)
Effect of the fading of acetic acid in the image contrast obtained over time and its prediction of the grade of intraepithelial neoplasia
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

BC Cancer Research Centre

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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