The Safety and Efficacy of Methylene Blue MMX® Modified Release Tablets Administered to Subjects Undergoing Screening or Surveillance Colonoscopy

NCT ID: NCT01694966

Last Updated: 2017-11-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1249 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-09-30

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

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Evaluation of the histologically proven adenoma and carcinoma detection rate in patients undergoing a full colonoscopy with and without mucosal contrast enhancement, obtained with 200 mg of Methylene Blue MMX® tablets.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Methylene Blue MMX® 200mg

Oral dose, 8 Methylene Blue MMX® tablets over a 4hr schedule

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Methylene Blue MMX®

Intervention Type DRUG

Methylene Blue MMX® 100mg

Oral dose, 4 Methylene Blue MMX® tablets and 4 Placebo tablets over a 4hr schedule

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Methylene Blue MMX®

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Sugar pill manufactured to mimic Methylene Blue MMX® tablet.

Placebo

Oral dose, 8 Placebo tablets over a 4hr schedule

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Sugar pill manufactured to mimic Methylene Blue MMX® tablet.

Interventions

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Methylene Blue MMX®

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Sugar pill manufactured to mimic Methylene Blue MMX® tablet.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Investigational Product: Methylene Blue MMX® modified release tablets Active Ingredient: Methylene Blue

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males or females, aged between 50 and 75.
* Outpatients scheduled for screening or surveillance colonoscopy for polyps or colorectal cancer )
* Able to comprehend the full nature and purpose of the study, including possible risks and side effects.
* Able to co-operate with the investigator and to comply with the requirements of the entire study.
* Signed written informed consent prior to inclusion in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients at high risk of colorectal cancer e.g. ulcerative colitis
* Previous medical history of, or suspected hypersensitivity to, the Methylene Blue and/or formulations' ingredients.
* Previous medical history of, or suspected hypersensitivity to, the PEG based bowel cleansing preparation and/or bowel cleansing formulations' ingredients.
* Previous medical history of gastrointestinal obstruction or perforation, toxic megacolon, major colonic resection, severe diverticulitis, heart failure (Class III or IV), serious cardiovascular disease, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cosmo Technologies Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Alessandro Repici, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Co-ordinating Investigator EU

Michael Wallace, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Co-ordinating Investigator US

Locations

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Dr Michelle Young

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Dr Francesco Ramirez

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Dr David Gatof

Lafayette, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Dr Michael Wallace

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Dr Prateek Sharma

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Dr Marcia Canto

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Dr David Bruining

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Dr Raf Bisschop

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

Dr Norman Marcon

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Dr Ralf Kiesslich

Wiesbaden, , Germany

Site Status

Dr Renato Cannizzaro

Aviano, , Italy

Site Status

Dr Cesare Hassan

Rome, , Italy

Site Status

Dr Alessandro Repici

Rozzano, , Italy

Site Status

Dr Limas Kupcinskas

Kaunas, , Lithuania

Site Status

Dr Evelien Dekker

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

Dr Manoon Spander

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

Dr Peter Siersema

Utrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Dr James East

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Dr Matthew Rutter

Stockton-on-Tees, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Belgium Canada Germany Italy Lithuania Netherlands United Kingdom

References

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Repici A, Wallace MB, East JE, Sharma P, Ramirez FC, Bruining DH, Young M, Gatof D, Irene Mimi Canto M, Marcon N, Cannizzaro R, Kiesslich R, Rutter M, Dekker E, Siersema PD, Spaander M, Kupcinskas L, Jonaitis L, Bisschops R, Radaelli F, Bhandari P, Wilson A, Early D, Gupta N, Vieth M, Lauwers GY, Rossini M, Hassan C. Efficacy of Per-oral Methylene Blue Formulation for Screening Colonoscopy. Gastroenterology. 2019 Jun;156(8):2198-2207.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.02.001. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30742834 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2012-003983-32

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CB-17-01/06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id