Can a Scope-Based procedure offer lasting removal of precancerous gut lesions?
NCT ID NCT07781137
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks back at 1,000 patients who had endoscopic resection—a minimally invasive procedure to remove abnormal growths—in the duodenum or ampulla over a 15-year period. The goal is to see how often the lesions come back, how often cancer develops, and what complications occur. By analyzing these long-term outcomes, researchers hope to identify which patients benefit most and how best to monitor them after the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Endoscopic resection (a minimally invasive procedure to remove lesions from the duodenum and ampulla)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help doctors better predict which patients benefit most from endoscopic resection and improve follow-up care to catch recurrences early.
- What could go wrong
- Because this is a retrospective review of past cases, it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be limited by incomplete records or changes in techniques over the 15-year period.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study will be conducted at a tertiary referral centre specialising in endoscopic therapy in the duodenum and ampulla. Identifying patients: Participants will be sourced through the current electronic documentation system, utilising the following methods: Provation (endoscopic reporting software) key search for key terms related to: * Duodenal polyp(s) * Duodenal lesion * Duodenal SEL * Duodenal submucosal lesion * Duodenal EMR * Duodenal ESD * Papillectomy * Ampullectomy Electronic referral pathway for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) at Westmead Hospital for indications showing: * Duodenal polyp(s) * Duodenal lesion * Duodenal EMR * Duodenal ESD * Papillectomy * Ampullectomy
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than 18 * Mucosal or submucosal lesion in the duodenum or ampulla with endoscopic resection performed at Westmead hospital Endoscopic resection occurred between January 2010 to March 2025 Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 18
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Westmead Endoscopy, Westmead hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, Australia
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