Optical Imaging of Gastrointestinal Biopsy Samples and Their Correlation With Histology

NCT ID: NCT04565704

Last Updated: 2025-10-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-25

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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To develop novel optical imaging technologies for use as a non-destructive and minimally invasive tool for detection and diagnosis of various diseases that affect the gastrointestinal system.

Detailed Description

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The investigators have previously developed optical imaging systems that have been able to provide highly detailed images of tissue structures in multiple application areas including Cardiology, Gastroenterology, and Pulmonology. They are looking to continue the advancement of these various technologies under development.

The population will include participants who are undergoing elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy, colonoscopy with biopsy, and/or endo-mucosal resection.The endoscopist will take no more than 3 biopsies in addition to the standard of care biopsies.

The study will be optical imaging of the ex vivo GI specimens that are being collected. Specimens will be collected for research purposes only. Offline analysis of the samples will be performed, and optical imaging findings will be correlated with the pathology findings. This will require review of the medical record to link the findings of the imaging with the pertinent medical information. Samples will be de-identified and participants will be assigned a unique number. The tissues will be placed in marked containers labeled "for research purposes only". The samples collected will be brought to the Tearney Research Laboratory for imaging and processing. The Optical imaging of the tissue samples will not affect the standard of care procedure.

Conditions

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Gastrointestinal Disease Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Development of novel optical imaging technologies

Consented participants will allow their endoscopist to collect 3 additional biopsies from the participants. These biopsies will be used to develop our imaging techniques at our lab. We will use the standard of care histology images from the endoscopy procedure as a control comparison.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Biopsy imaged by Optical imaging device.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interventions

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Biopsy imaged by Optical imaging device.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

• Scheduled for an elective esophagoduodenoscopy and/or colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria

• According to standard of care at MGH endoscopy department.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Guillermo Tearney

Principal Investigator - MD, PhD, FACC, FCAP, FNAI

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Guillermo Tearney, M.D, PhD.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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2015P000328

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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