This study was to test an optimal concentration of Lugol's solution which can reduce the mucosal irritation and provide high image quality to ensure endoscopy examination by a randomized blinded controlled trial.
It is widely accepted that chromoendoscopy using Lugol's solution is effective for the detection of early esophageal squamous neoplasia. However, this modality may cause severe chest pain and discomfort owing to mucosal irritation. The conventional concentration of Lugol's solution is in the range of 1.2% to 2.5% . Image quality can be guaranteed with this range of Lugol's solution. However, lead to retrosternal pain and discomfort, and can even induce erosion or ulceration in the esophagus and stomach. This study was to test whether a lower concentration of Lugol's solution, which has minimal mucosal irritation, can provide satisfied image quality by a randomized blinded controlled trial.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
200
This group patients were given concentrations of 1.2% Lugol's solution for chromoendoscopy.Then biopsy specimens will be taken at the well-demarcated unstained or less-stained lesions.
This group patients were given concentrations of 1.0% Lugol's solution for chromoendoscopy.Then biopsy specimens will be taken at the well-demarcated unstained or less-stained lesions.
This group patients were given concentrations of 0.8% Lugol's solution for chromoendoscopy.Then biopsy specimens will be taken at the well-demarcated unstained or less-stained lesions.
Qilu Hospital, Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, China
Image Quality
Image quality is blindly quantified by a 4-point scale from the endoscopists. A higher score representing higher image quality.
Time frame: intraoperative
Gastric Mucosa Injury
The gastric mucosal injury caused by Lugol's solution is defined as post-staining gastritis score minus pre-staining gastritis score in pCLE. The confocal gastritis was graded 0 to 3,according to pit patterns, capillaries, and fluorescein leakage. A higher score representing more serious injury.
Time frame: 1 months
Adverse Events
Both a written and oral form of the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was provided to the patients after the endoscopy examination, used for measuring patients' retrosternal pain, retrosternal discomfort, nausea, abdominal discomfort and others. In NRS, 0 is painless, 10 is the most severe pain, less than 4 is mild pain (pain does not affect sleep), 4-6 is moderate pain, and more than 7 is severe pain (pain means unable to sleep or wake up from sleep).
Time frame: 24 hours
Severe Adverse Events
Severe adverse events includes allergic reactions, esophageal burns, spasms and even perforation.
Time frame: 24 hours
Tolerance
The 4-point scale was used to assess the tolerance of endoscopist to the esophageal spasm caused by Lugol's solution which prevent endoscopy from passing. 1-4 means the resistance as intolerable, tolerable, mild, or non-existing.
Time frame: intraoperative
Histology analysis
All specimens were evaluated by two experienced pathologists blind to the groups of the patients. The macroscopic and histologic diagnosis were made based on Paris classification and Vienna classification, respectively.
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This group patients were given concentrations of 0.6% Lugol's solution for chromoendoscopy.Then biopsy specimens will be taken at the well-demarcated unstained or less-stained lesions.
This group patients were given concentrations of 0.4% Lugol's solution for chromoendoscopy.Then biopsy specimens will be taken at the well-demarcated unstained or less-stained lesions.
Time frame: 3-5days