New camera eye could catch colon cancer early in IBD patients
NCT ID NCT07271264
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a new imaging technique called Texture and Colour Enhancement Imaging (TXI) with standard white light during colonoscopy in 219 people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The goal is to see if TXI finds more dysplastic (precancerous) lesions. Each patient will have both methods used in different parts of their colon, and the number of lesions detected will be compared.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Texture and Colour Enhancement Imaging (TXI) system
- What this could lead to
- If TXI proves better at detecting dysplasia, it could become a new standard for IBD surveillance, catching precancerous changes earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study. TXI may not outperform standard white light, and results may not apply to all IBD patients.
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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 219 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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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16 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: * Patients \>16 with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing surveillance colonoscopy. * Patients with Crohn's (L2/L3 Montreal classification) with \>50% colonic involvement OR * Patients with ulcerative colitis with Extensive or left sided disease (E3 or E2 Montreal classification) for at least 8 years or a diagnosis of Primary sclerosing cholangitis concomitant with IBD. Exclusion Criteria: * Disease duration \<8 years unless a diagnosis of PSC * Incomplete colonoscopy * BBPS \<6 or \<2 in any segment * MES ≥2 or any variable of the SES-CD is ≥2 or any stenosis for \>10cm segment (above the rectum) * Previous colorectal resection * Thrombocytopaenia (platelet count \<50) or Coagulopathy precluding biopsy * Anticoagulation that has not been held appropriately prior to the procedure (must be held at least the morning of the procedure). * Pregnancy * Unable or unwilling to consent to study participation
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Central Middlesex Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, NW10 7NS, United Kingdom
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