Comparison Between White Light Endoscopy and Bright Narrow Band Imaging in Diagnosis Colonic Adenomas.

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• Conditions: Colonic Adenomas
• Interventions: Other: Bright Narrow Band Imaging.; Other: White Light Endoscopy

• Registration Number: NCT01737567
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Michael Bourke

Brief Summary

Removal of colorectal adenomas prevents the occurence of colorectal cancers. The use of chromo-endoscopy has been shown to improve the detection of flat adenomas. Narrow band imaging enables endoscopists to accurately describe the pit pattern of adenomas. By comparing White Light Endoscopy and Bright Narrow Band Imaging it will show if there is any comparable advantage to using one or the other for lesion detection and assessment.

Detailed Description

Removal of colorectal adenomas prevents occurrence of cancers \[1\]. It is recognized that colonoscopy can miss colorectal adenomas and early cancers \[2\]. There is a need to further improve performance of colonoscopy. The use of chromoendoscopy has been shown to improve detection of flat adenomas \[3\]. Narrow band imaging was introduced in year 2006. It is similar to chromoendoscopy in that it provides more mucosal details. This enables endoscopists to accurately describe the pit pattern of adenomas. NBI has been used as a substitute to chromoendoscopy.

In pooled analysis, NBI is comparable to chromoendoscopy in their sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of malignant colorectal adenomas \[4\]. Unfortunately, the use of NBI has not been shown to conclusively improve rate of colorectal adenoma detection. Two of 3 randomized trials that compared WLE to NBI showed a higher adenoma detection rate with the use of NBI \[5, 6\]. In a study by Rex et al., the rate was however similar with either modality. In a pooled analysis, NBI was only marginally better than WLE \[7\].

The effective use of NBI depends on the quality of bowel preparation and the experience of endoscopist. In the presence of fecal matters, NBI tends to be dark and detection of small adenomas becomes difficult. The prototype bright NBI coupled with high definition resolution is likely to overcome this drawback of original NBI.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-27
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-29
• Study Start: 2014-02
• Primary Completion: 2021-06
• Study Completion: 2024-06
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Asymptomatic subjects undergoing screening colonoscopy, age > 50, average risk subjects and, ability to provide a written consent to trial participation.

Exclusion Criteria

• personal history of inflammatory bowel disease, colon adenoma or cancer
• family history of FAP or Familial nonpolyposis syndrome
• first degree relatives having diagnosed to have colorectal carcinoma
• no colonoscopy in past 5 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Bright Narrow Band Imaging	Bright Narrow Band Imaging.	Use of B-NBI to detect colonic adenomas.
White Light Endoscopy	White Light Endoscopy	Use of White Light Endoscopy to detect colonic adenomas.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in detection of colorectal adenomas.	One year	It is anticipated that colorectal adenomas will be more easily identifiable using Bright Narrow Band Imaging.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of histological prediction	One year	It is anticipated that the use of Bright Narrow Band Imaging will significantly improve the histological detection of colonic adenomas when detected as opposed to White Light Endoscopy.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Westmead Endoscopy Unit; 🇦🇺 Westmead, New South Wales, Australia