RCT: HDWL vs Virtual Chromoendoscopy in the Detection of Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Longstanding Colitis (VIRTUOSO)

August 24, 2020 updated by: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

A Comparison Of High Definition White Light And High Definition Virtual Chromoendoscopy For The Detection Of Intraepithelial Neoplasia In Longstanding Colitis: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Colitis is inflammation of the large bowel and it is often caused by conditions known as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. In these conditions, the body has an exaggerated inflammatory response against the bowel - the body attacks the bowel. Patients who have had colitis affecting most of the large bowel for more than 8 years are at increased risk of cancer of the large bowel. In view of this, many national gastroenterology organisations have recommended that such patients have regular colonoscopies to detect pre-cancerous areas and even early cancer in the large bowel. Early detection of such areas, will lead to early treatment thereby reducing the risk of developing significant large bowel cancer. These regular colonoscopies are known as surveillance colonoscopies.

Official international guidelines for surveillance in patients with ulcerative and Crohn's colitis advise to take 4 random samples of large bowel tissue (biopsies) every 10 centimeters and of any suspicious areas. Recent studies have shown that spraying dye such as indigo carmine (a type of food dye) helps highlight abnormal areas that could harbor pre-cancerous cells. This technique is time-consuming, and tedious. There are no set standards of what is considered a satisfactorily completed dye spray colonoscopy. The uptake of this technique in the UK has not been uniform. Therefore virtual chromoendoscopy has been studied as an alternative method to improve the detection of pre-cancerous tissue in patients with longstanding colitis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Virtual chromoendoscopy systems enhances specific characteristics of the lining of the large bowel such as surface patterns and mucosal vasculature. This theoretically increases the detection of pre-cancerous tissue compared to high definition white light endoscopy alone. Narrow-band imaging or NBI (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan), Blue Laser (Fujinon, Tokyo, Japan) and OE scan (Pentax, Tokyo, Japan) use optical light filters to select particular narrow spectrums of red, green and blue light with a relative decrease in the proportion of red light. The Fujinon Intelligent Chromo-Endoscopy (FICE) system uses post hoc computer algorithms, applying different filters to the stored endoscopic images and enabling a theoretically endless number of combinations of filters that can be used. The Pentax I-SCAN system also allows post hoc modification of the images. It provides the ability to enhance the mucosal surface to better highlight mucosal changes.

These new imaging techniques have a theoretical advantage, which is extendedly used for sales purposes but so far has not been proven in the surveillance for precancerous or early cancer of the large bowel in patients with longstanding colitis.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

204

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • Hampshire
      • Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO6 3LY
        • Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's colitis with a disease duration of >8 years for pancolitis or >15 years duration for left-sided colitis
  • Aged 18 years and above
  • Patients able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Persistent coagulopathy or platelet count <50x1012 which may preclude mucosal biopsy
  • Known colonic IN or CRC
  • Fulminant colitis
  • Patients who have been previously randomised and withdrawn on 2 occasions due to poor bowel preparation
  • Patients who are pregnant

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: High Definition White Light
Surveillance colonoscopy using High Definition White Light alone
Active Comparator: High Definition Virtualchromoendoscopy
Other: Chromoendoscopy
High definition virtual chromoendoscopy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To compare the rates of neoplasia detection using virtual chromoendoscopy compared to high definition white light (HDWL) endoscopy
Time Frame: 14 months
14 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To assess the neoplasia detection rate in targeted biopsies versus non-targeted (segmental) biopsies within each arm of the study
Time Frame: 14 months
The above is assessed by comparing the mean neoplasia per patient detection rate between virtual chromoendoscopy and high definition white light endoscopy as well as by assessing the yield of non-targeted quadratic biopsies in detecting neoplasia
14 months
To compare the duration of time taken using each technique
Time Frame: 14 months
This is measured by assessing the total withdrawal time taken in each arm of the study
14 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 8, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

August 7, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 29, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 29, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

July 4, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 26, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 24, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PHT/2016/02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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