No heat needed: cold snare could make polyp removal safer
NCT ID NCT07114380
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a technique called cold snare polypectomy can safely remove 10-20 mm colon polyps without using heat. About 120 adults will have their polyps removed this way during a colonoscopy. The goal is to see if it works well and causes fewer complications than traditional methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cold snare polypectomy (device procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this technique could offer a safer, simpler way to remove medium-sized polyps during colonoscopy, reducing the need for electrocautery and its risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The procedure may fail to remove some polyps or cause bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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.
- Ages
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20 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 ≥ 20 years * Undergoing colonoscopy for any clinical indication * Found to have a 10-20 mm pedunculated colorectal polyp suitable for cold snare polypectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 20 years * Medical contraindications to colonoscopy or polypectomy (e.g., recent myocardial infarction, stroke, severe unstable cardiovascular disease, acute peritonitis, fulminant colitis, perforation, or toxic megacolon) * Inadequate bowel preparation preventing complete colonoscopy or safe polypectomy
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
RECRUITINGHsinchu, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital, Jinshan Branch
RECRUITINGNew Taipei City, 20844, Taiwan
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