New device aims to make colon polyp removal safer and more complete
NCT ID NCT07146165
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new device called EndoTEM, which helps doctors use two instruments at once to remove large polyps from the lower colon. The goal is to see if it is safe and can remove the entire polyp in one piece. Thirty adults with large polyps or early cancer in the rectum or sigmoid colon will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EndoTEM resection platform and technique (a flexible port system for bi-manual endoscopic polyp removal)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, more effective way to remove large colon polyps without surgery, reducing the need for more invasive procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 30 participants. The device may not work as expected or could cause complications like bleeding or perforation.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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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: * Availability of written informed consent from the patient * Age \> 18 years * Adenoma or early carcinoma \> 2 cm in the rectum or distal sigmoid colon with indication for endoscopic en bloc resection using endoscopic submucosal dissection Exclusion Criteria: * Informed consent not possible (e.g., language barrier) * Stenoses or fistulas in the anal region * Distance to the anocutaneous line ≤ 2 cm * Distance to the anocutaneous line \> 20 cm * Individual medical assessment required for patients taking anticoagulant medication, in accordance with current ESGE guidelines * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Vulnerable individuals
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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
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RKH Klinikum Ludwigsburg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLudwigsburg, 71640, Germany
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Robert Bosch Krankenhaus GmbH
RECRUITINGStuttgart, 70376, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Innere Medizin II
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFreiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
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