Plain-English translation of NCT06983639 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Read our Colorectal Neoplasms research guide →This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
After doctors remove polyps from your colon, you normally need a follow-up colonoscopy about three years later to make sure new polyps haven't grown back. This study is testing whether a simpler home test — checking your stool for hidden blood — could work just as well to catch any problems. If the stool test finds blood, you'd then have a colonoscopy; if it's negative, you might not need one at all.
Most people who get surveillance colonoscopies after polyp removal don't actually have any new problems, which means a lot of time, money, and uncomfortable procedures are being used unnecessarily. Researchers want to see if the simpler, at-home stool test could catch the people who really do need colonoscopy while sparing others from the burden of the procedure.
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You will be randomly assigned to either the standard surveillance group or the stool test group. If you're in the colonoscopy group, you'll have a follow-up colonoscopy as usual in about three years. If you're in the stool test group, you'll receive a kit to collect a stool sample at home and mail it to the lab; if the test is positive, you'll then have a colonoscopy. Either way, the study will follow how well each approach detects any new polyps or cancer risk.
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