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THE VALUE OF AUTOFLUORESCENCE ENDOSCOPY FOR THE DETECTION OF EARLY BARRETT*S CANCER

Recruiting
Conditions
Barrett's cancer
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10017991
Registration Number
NL-OMON32071
Lead Sponsor
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Patients age >= 18 years scheduled for endoscopy because of recently diagnosed random HGD/EC lesions in Barrett*s Esophagus.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients unable or unwilling to give informed consent
* Coagulopathy uncorrected at the time of endoscopy or thrombocytopenia (<50 x 109 / l thrombocytes)
* Patients with active reflux esophagitis

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The number of detected HGD/EC lesions in Barrett*s Esophagus in the FQRB by use<br /><br>of video endoscopy compared to the number of detected lesion by the<br /><br>autofluorescence guided targeted biopsy specimens. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>1) The number of biopsy specimens needed to detect one HGD/EC lesion by the use<br /><br>of AFE guided biopsy specimens.<br /><br>2) The number of biopsy specimens needed to detect one HGD/EC lesion by the use<br /><br>of video endoscopy FQRB.<br /><br>3) Duration of the procedure for WLE, AF endoscopy and video endoscopy.</p><br>
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