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A trial looking at two different types of endoscope

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This trial was for people who were taking part in the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) and were offered a colonoscopy.

As part of the bowel cancer screening programme you are offered a test called a colonoscopy. For this a flexible tube with a camera on the end (endoscope) is used to look at the inside of your bowel.

Recruitment start: 1 May 2012

Recruitment end: 28 February 2014

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Matthew Banks

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

University College London (UCL)

Last reviewed: 20 May 2019

CRUK internal database number: 9966

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