Performance of the Water-Enema Computed Tomography (WE-CT)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT00188110
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
- Brief Summary
The WE-CT is an innovative and easy practice imaging technique of colon tumors; it is based on the colon distension by a high volume of warm water and a multidetector CT acquisition after IV (intravenous) contrast, allowing image analysis including the wall thickness and enhancement, the pericolic adjacent spaces and the entire abdomen.
The goal of the study is the evaluation of its performances for the diagnosis of colon tumors.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
- Written informed consent
- WE-TC indication for colon tumor suspicion
- Age > 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnancy
- Patients under 65 years old and for whom the only WE-TC indication is familial antecedents of colon tumor, without clinical or para-clinical personal signs for this pathology
- Infected sigmoid diverticulosis
- Occlusive syndrome
- Anesthesia contraindications
- Anal incontinence
- Renal insufficiency (creatinine > 150 micromol/L)
- Iode allergy
- Visceralgine contraindications
- Scania contraindications
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the performances of the WE-CT in patients suspected of having a colon tumor
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To show the CT findings in case of colon tumor and its pitfalls To demonstrate the advantages of the WE-CT compared to the CT and magnetic resonance (MR) colonography for the diagnosis and local staging of colon tumors
Trial Locations
- Locations (5)
UH of Montpellier
🇫🇷Montpellier, France
UH of Lyon
🇫🇷Lyon, France
UH of Rennes
🇫🇷Rennes, France
UH of Besancon
🇫🇷Besancon, France
UH of Angers
🇫🇷Angers, France