Adding stomach scope to colonoscopy: worth the cost?
NCT ID NCT07522320
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study examines the extra costs of doing an upper endoscopy (stomach scope) at the same time as a routine colonoscopy for colon cancer screening. Researchers will also analyze the overall economic burden of treating stomach cancer. Data from 250 patients will be collected from hospital records to understand costs, treatment patterns, and survival.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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
Cohort A - Opportunistic screening cohort A cohort of FIT-positive individuals undergoing colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, with the addition of opportunistic EGD during the same procedure. Cohort B - Gastric cancer cohort A retrospective cohort including all patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma in the institution over a 11-year period.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Cohort A: * Eligible participants were adults aged 50 to 75 years or older who had been referred for colonoscopy as part of the national colorectal cancer screening programme, following a positive FIT. To be included, individuals also needed to provide informed consent and agree to undergo an EGD endoscopy for the screening of potential upper gastrointestinal precancerous conditions or lesions. Cohort B: * Patients with gastric adenocarcinoma, diagnosed and treated at Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Alentejo between 2015 and 2025. Exclusion Criteria: Cohort A: * Exclusion criteria included a prior diagnosis of gastric cancer, as well as any condition that would prevent the safe performance of the EGD or the collection of gastric mucosal biopsies. Previous EGD was not listed as an exclusion criterion. Cohort B: * Other types of gastric tumors. * Gastric involvement from metastatic disease of another primary tumor.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Alentejo
Portalegre, 7300-060, Portugal
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