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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12620000668909
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
9/05/2020
Date registered
11/06/2020
Date last updated
13/06/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
11/06/2020
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Determining the accuracy of non-invasive biomarkers for detecting pre-cancerous colorectal neoplasia
Scientific title
Determining the accuracy of non-invasive biomarkers for detecting pre-cancerous colorectal neoplasia
Secondary ID [1] 301243 0
Nil known
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
CYSP20
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Bowel Cancer Surveillance 317410 0
Colorectal Cancer 317411 0
Inflammatory Bowel Disease 326595 0
Pre-cancerous colorectal neoplasia 330356 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 315512 315512 0 0
Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)
Public Health 315513 315513 0 0
Health service research
Oral and Gastrointestinal 323842 323842 0 0
Inflammatory bowel disease

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
False
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
This study will discover and develop novel blood & stool biomarkers. Biomarkers will be evaluated for both their ability and acceptability to detect inflammation, adenomas, and cancer in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms. The development of new screening tests will help guide doctors in determining which symptomatic patients need colonoscopy.
People experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms, have had a microscopic rectal bleed (by indication of a positive faecal occult blood test), or living with inflammatory bowel disease who are booked for a colonoscopy at our study sites will be pre-screened for eligibility.
An invitation letter will be sent to eligible individuals, accompanied by a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit, questionnaire, and participant information & consent form. Participants may be met before their colonoscopy appointment by a member of the research team to have a short medical history interview & a blood sample taken. Participants may also provide a stool sample prior to their colonoscopy. Samples of tissue (biopsies) may be requested from colonoscopy by opt-in consent.
Candidate biomarkers (which indicate presence of pathological change in the bowel) will be identified from molecular analyses on tissue samples. Stool and blood samples will be subsequently analysed to determine the lead biomarkers, with results compared to the findings at colonoscopy.
Intervention code [1] 317541 0
Early Detection / Screening
Intervention code [2] 317542 0
Diagnosis / Prognosis
Comparator / control treatment
Colonoscopy is the gold standard comparator
Control group
Active

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 323754 0
Blood biomarker levels (BCAT1 and IKZF1) will be assessed as a composite outcome, to indicate the presence of adenoma.
Timepoint [1] 323754 0
assessed within 1 - 2 weeks before colonoscopy.
Primary outcome [2] 323755 0
Faecal haemoglobin level as assessed by FIT test.
Timepoint [2] 323755 0
assessed within 1 - 2 weeks before the colonoscopy.
Secondary outcome [1] 382791 0
Severity of colonic lesions as assessed by colonoscopy.
Timepoint [1] 382791 0
assessed 1 - 2 days post colonoscopy.
Secondary outcome [2] 382792 0
The accuracy of blood and stool biomarkers will be assessed by comparing to colorectal cancer diagnosis determined by colonoscopy.
Timepoint [2] 382792 0
assessed 1 - 2 days post colonoscopy.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
People booked for a colonoscopy at our approved study sites who are:
- Aged 18 years or over, and
- Experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms such as: abdominal pain, a change in bowel habit, weight loss, rectal bleeding (inclusive of microscopic rectal bleeding such as a positive faecal occult blood test), iron deficiency/anaemia, and/or gastrointestinal inflammation, OR living with inflammatory bowel disease, and
- Willing and able to provide a blood, stool, and/or tissue sample
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
None

Study design
Purpose
Screening
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Prospective
Statistical methods / analysis
Blood, stool and tissue biomarker levels will be compared with the different colonoscopy findings using a non-parametric ANOVA, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, or Pearson Chi square test as appropriate.
Correlations between the biomarker levels of the tissue, blood and stool samples, as well as stage of disease will be assessed with Spearman correlation.
Variables that are associated with the presence of the biomarkers (such as stage of disease, location of lesion, etc) will be assessed with multiple logistic regression analysis.
Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value, as well as area under the curve of ROC curves will be assessed for all biomarkers and panels of biomarkers. A p value less than 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Recruiting
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
SA
Recruitment hospital [1] 16639 0
Flinders Medical Centre - Bedford Park
Recruitment hospital [2] 16640 0
Noarlunga Health Service - Noarlunga Centre
Recruitment hospital [3] 16641 0
Tennyson Centre Day Hospital - Kurralta Park
Recruitment hospital [4] 22513 0
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Woodville
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 30234 0
5042 - Bedford Park
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 30235 0
5168 - Noarlunga Centre
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 30236 0
5037 - Kurralta Park
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 37754 0
5011 - Woodville

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 305691 0
Charities/Societies/Foundations
Name [1] 305691 0
Flinders Foundation Seeding Grant
Country [1] 305691 0
Australia
Funding source category [2] 311603 0
Government body
Name [2] 311603 0
National Health and Medical Research Council
Country [2] 311603 0
Australia
Funding source category [3] 314079 0
Hospital
Name [3] 314079 0
The Hospital Research Foundation Group
Country [3] 314079 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
University
Name
Flinders University of South Australia
Address
Sturt Road,
Bedford Park SA 5042
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 306103 0
University
Name [1] 306103 0
Flinders University of South Australia
Address [1] 306103 0
Sturt Road, Bedford Park SA 5042
Country [1] 306103 0
Australia

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 305969 0
Southern Adelaide Clinical Human Research Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 305969 0
Ethics committee country [1] 305969 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 305969 0
17/02/2020
Approval date [1] 305969 0
27/04/2020
Ethics approval number [1] 305969 0
35.20

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 102250 0
A/Prof Erin Symonds
Address 102250 0
Bowel Health Service Level 3, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer Flinders Medical Centre Flinders Drive Bedford Park SA 5042
Country 102250 0
Australia
Phone 102250 0
+61 8 8404 2813
Fax 102250 0
+61 8 8204 6330
Email 102250 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 102251 0
Rachel Parker
Address 102251 0
Bowel Health Service Level 3, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer Flinders Medical Centre Flinders Drive Bedford Park SA 5042
Country 102251 0
Australia
Phone 102251 0
+61 882751075
Fax 102251 0
+61 8 8204 6330
Email 102251 0
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 102252 0
Geraldine Laven-Law
Address 102252 0
Bowel Health Service Level 3, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer Flinders Medical Centre Flinders Drive Bedford Park SA 5042
Country 102252 0
Australia
Phone 102252 0
+61 8 8275 1075
Fax 102252 0
+61 8 8204 6330
Email 102252 0

Data sharing statement
Will the study consider sharing individual participant data?
Yes
Will there be any conditions when requesting access to individual participant data?
Persons/groups eligible to request access:
Publicly available

Conditions for requesting access:
-

What individual participant data might be shared?
De-identified participant data underlying published results

What types of analyses could be done with individual participant data?
Any purpose

When can requests for individual participant data be made (start and end dates)?
From:
Immediately following publication, no end date.

To:
-

Where can requests to access individual participant data be made, or data be obtained directly?
Online bio-repository (i.e. NCBI GEO; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/ or other related online bio-repository as per journal publication requirements)

Are there extra considerations when requesting access to individual participant data?
No


What supporting documents are/will be available?

Doc. No.TypeCitationLinkEmailOther DetailsAttachment
7909Ethical approval  [email protected]



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