Assessing Endoloop-assisted Polypectomy in Patients With Antiplatelet Therapy

Dr Milutin Bulajic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Polyp

Treatments: Procedure: Endoloop-assisted "ligate and let go" colorectal polypectomy; Procedure: Endoloop-assisted snare colorectal polypectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01800656

ENDL-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this study were to examine: 1) safety and feasibility of antiplatelet therapy interruption 7 days prior to polypectomy in patients with long-term antiplatelet therapy; 2) safety and feasibility of endoloop assisted snare polypectomy in patients with long-term antiplatelet therapy; 3) safety and feasibility of so called "ligate and let go" approach in patients with long-term antiplatelet therapy.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pedunculated colorectal polyps
• larger than 2cm in diameter
• long-term antiplatelet therapy

Exclusion criteria

• presence of intraepithelial

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Ligate and let go

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects are submitted to endoloop-assisted "ligate and let go" colorectal polypectomy.

Treatment:

Procedure: Endoloop-assisted "ligate and let go" colorectal polypectomy

Snare polypectomy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects are submitted to endoloop-assisted snare colorectal polypectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Endoloop-assisted snare colorectal polypectomy