Which scope spots trouble better? study tests two colonoscopy techniques for IBD patients
NCT ID NCT04191655
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 211 adults with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to see which colonoscopy method finds precancerous growths better: high-definition white light or dye spraying. Participants had IBD for at least eight years. The goal was to improve cancer screening in this higher-risk group.
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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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211 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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
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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: 1. Patient age ≥18yr old 2. History of UC or colonic Crohn's disease or unclassified colitis patients with or without colonic adenoma history 3. Duration of ≥ eight years since diagnosis, or any duration with a diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis 4. Mucosal lesion involves ≥ 1/3 of the colon Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of colorectal cancer 2. History of total colectomy 3. Prior colonoscopy within the last 6 months 4. Allergy to dye spray 5. Poor bowel preparation 6. Unable to provide informed consent 7. Severe inflammation preventing visualization of the mucosa during the procedure.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, 01803, United States
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