NCT02233933

Trial of Argon Plasma Coagulation Versus APC and APC and Hemospray in the Treatment of Radiation Proctitis

Randomized Trial of Argon Plasma Coagulation Versus Argon Plasma Coagulation and Hemospray in the Therapy of Radiation Proctitis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: British Columbia Cancer Agency · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Randomized trial of Argon Plasma Coagulation compared with Argon Plasma Coagulation and Hemospray in the therapy of bleeding from Radiation Proctitis

Detailed description

20 patients with Radiation Proctitis will be randomized to receive either Argon Plasma Coagulation therapy alone or therapy with APC followed by Hemospray administration ;the treatment in each arm is administered during a sigmoidoscopic examination

Conditions

• Rectal Bleeding

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hemospray	hemospray is used after argon coagulation to stop bleeding

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2014-09-09
• Last updated: 2014-09-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada