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WATS Sampling for Stomach Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Douglas Morgan, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Patients with indication for upper endoscop
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 36 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare two different methods for diagnosing stomach cancer. The first method, WATS, uses a new technology and the second method, the Sydney protocol, uses five standard biopsies. The trial hypothesizes that the WATS technology will be more effective in diagnosing gastric premalignant lesions and early gastric cancer.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for patients who need an upper endoscopy, which is a procedure where a doctor looks inside the stomach. It's designed to test if a new way of sampling cells from the stomach lining can better detect early signs of cancer or precancerous conditions compared to current methods.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests WATS (Wide-area Trans-epithelial Sampling) technology against the standard Sydney protocol involving five biopsies in different stomach areas. The goal is to see if WATS improves detection rates by up to 35% for early gastric cancer and pre-cancer lesions.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves diagnostic procedures rather than medication, side effects are likely related to typical risks of endoscopy such as discomfort, bleeding, or infection at the biopsy site.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~36 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 36 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
To compare the diagnostic yields of the WATS approach versus the updated Sydney protocol
Secondary outcome measures
To explore the performance of the existing and novel biomarkers, including the IHCs p53 and MUC2

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Patients Scheduled for Standard of Care Upper EndoscopyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Alabama at BirminghamLead Sponsor
1,565 Previous Clinical Trials
2,268,058 Total Patients Enrolled
Douglas Morgan, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

Media Library

WATS Sampling (Procedure) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05028296 — N/A
Stomach Cancer Research Study Groups: Patients Scheduled for Standard of Care Upper Endoscopy
Stomach Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: WATS Sampling Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05028296 — N/A
WATS Sampling (Procedure) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05028296 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are individuals able to enroll in this clinical research endeavor at the present time?

"Per the details provided on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is no longer actively recruiting participants. The initial post was in January 1st 2022 with an updated entry from August 24th 2021; however, there are 656 other studies seeking candidates at present."

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~95 spots leftby Mar 2025