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Cook Medical EMR Gel for Stomach Cancer

Phase 3

Waitlist Available

Led By Danny Sherwinter, MD

Research Sponsored by Antonios Likourezos

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 hour

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at how easy it is to do a common medical procedure, depending on the thickness of a gel used.

Eligible Conditions

Stomach Cancer
Colon Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 hour

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 hour

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 hour for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Lift Efficacy

Secondary outcome measures

Dissection Adequacy

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Cook medical EMR GelExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Prospective study involving excised human stomachs and colon harvested from sleeve gastrectomies and colectomies performed for benign or malignant disease. Different Cook submucosal injections of varying viscosities will be injected into different areas of the excised stomachs or colons. Data collected will involve lifting characteristics and dissection adequacy of the varying viscosities of gel.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Antonios LikourezosLead Sponsor

38 Previous Clinical Trials

8,578 Total Patients Enrolled

Maimonides Medical CenterLead Sponsor

69 Previous Clinical Trials

15,295 Total Patients Enrolled

Danny Sherwinter, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMaimonides Medical Center

3 Previous Clinical Trials

117 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many patients are being monitored in this experiment?

"That is correct, the clinical trial indicated on clinicaltrials.gov shows that it is currently looking for patients. The study was originally posted on 8/1/2014, with the most recent update being on 4/8/2022. They are hoping to have a total of 32 people participate across 1 site."

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Is this research open to new participants?

"That is correct. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this study, which was originally advertised on August 1st 2014, is still recruiting patients. At the moment, they are hoping to find 32 individuals across a single location."

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Does this research exclude people who are over 35 years old?

"This study is only open to applicants that fall between 18-65 years of age. There are 27 different studies for patients under 18 and 878 for those over 65."

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Will there be any negative consequences for patients who use Cook Medical EMR Gel?

"Cook Medical EMR Gel is considered safe, as it has progressed to Phase 3 trials. This signifies that not only is there some evidence of the gel's efficacy, but also that multiple rounds of testing have reaffirmed its safety."

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Might I be a candidate to take part in this research project?

"The ideal candidate for this study would be somebody with stomach cancer who is between 18 and 65 years old. So far, around 32 people have been accepted into the trial."

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Recent research and studies

Surgical EndoscopyJournal

A Novel Gel Provides Durable Submucosal Cushion for Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Chandrasekhara, Vinay, John C. Sigmon Jr., Vihar C. Surti, and Michael L. Kochman. 2013. “A Novel Gel Provides Durable Submucosal Cushion for Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection”. Surgical Endoscopy. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s00464-013-2813-y.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Assessing How the Viscosity of Submucosal Gel Injections Helps With Endoscopic Mucosal Resections

Antonios Likourezos 2014. "Assessing How the Viscosity of Submucosal Gel Injections Helps With Endoscopic Mucosal Resections". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02519140.