Targeted Forceps Biopsy for Colorectal Tumors

Kyungpook National University Hospital64 enrolled

Overview

This study evaluates whether targeted forceps biopsy with careful tumor surface evaluation can improve diagnostic accuracy of colorectal tumors larger than 2 cm during colonoscopy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Interventions

Targeted groupDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Forceps biopsy is taken after surface evaluation of the large colorectal tumors.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with colorectal neoplasms of the size larger than 2 cm Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who deny the participation in the study

Locations (1)

Kyungpook National University Hospital

Daegu, South Korea

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pathologic diagnosis

The pathologic diagnosis of forceps biopsy is compared with the pathologic diagnosis of resected specimen of the colorectal tumor.

Time frame: 7 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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