Spectroscopic detection of colon polyps (Spy Colonic Neoplasia)

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine if colon cancer or precancerous colon polyps can be predicted from examining the lining of the rectum with a special harmless light. If so, primary care physicians will be able to determine from this simple test which of their patients actually needs a colonoscopy instead of referring 100% of their patients simply because they turn 50 years old.

Keywords: colon, polyps, cancer, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, cancer

Study Sites

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center 90033

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  • Men & Women
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18+
 
 
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What's involved?

Study length

  • 1 Visit

Number of visits

  • 1 Visit

Prescription

  • None

Procedures

  • Light-scattering spectroscopy for the detection of colonic neoplasia

Compensation

  • None

Medical cost coverage

  • All tests and procedures provided to you for this study are being paid for by the sponsor.

Why participate?

Medical advances are impossible without volunteers.

Eligibility

Must have

  • Consent to undergo the experimental procedure and allow use of the tissue for experimental purposes

Can't have

  • None

About This Study

The goal of this study is to determine if a special light delivered by a thin optical probe can detect precancerous changes in the colon. The light is passed through a computer that analyzes the light to determine if the person’s colon contains a cancer or growths called polyps that can become a colon cancer. We hope this simple device will predict the presence of colon cancer or precancerous colon polyps more accurately than current methods.

Study Team

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  • IRB number: HS-11-00398
  • Study posted on: July 7, 2011
  • Recruitment period: 3/7/2017 - 3/6/2018

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