Can a registry make endoscopic procedures safer and more effective?
NCT ID NCT04117100
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is building a registry of adults undergoing advanced therapeutic endoscopy—minimally invasive procedures like EMR, ESD, and polypectomy—to treat conditions such as Zenker diverticulum, colon polyps, and colorectal cancer. The goal is to measure complication rates, completeness of tissue removal, and long-term outcomes like recurrence and survival. By analyzing this data, researchers hope to identify high-quality practices and areas needing improvement, ultimately enhancing patient safety and treatment effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Advanced therapeutic endoscopy procedures (EMR, ESD, polypectomy, POEM, Zenker treatment)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could identify best practices and quality gaps, leading to safer and more effective endoscopic treatments that may replace surgery for certain GI conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove which techniques work best. Results depend on real-world practice and may not apply to other centers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
All eligible participants presenting at the CHUM for an elective advanced therapeutic endoscopy (ESD, EMR, advanced polypectomy, POEM or Zenker treatment) will be approached for this research project.
- 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 \>18 years * Presenting for an elective advanced therapeutic endoscopy (ESD, EMR, advanced polypectomy, POEM or Zenker treatment) * Signed informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that are not capable understanding the trial and patients without consent. * Patients with coagulopathy * Patient with poor general health defined as an American Society of Anesthesiologists class greater than three * Pregnancy
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (CHUM)
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, Canada
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