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NCT Number: NCT04563754

The Effectiveness of High Resolution Microendoscopy for People Living With HIV

The investigators have developed a portable, battery-operated, mobile high-resolution microendoscope (mHRME) that provides subcellular images of the anal epithelium, delineating the cellular and morphologic changes associated with neoplasia. The investigators' central hypothesis is that this 'optical' approach will increase the efficiency, clinical impact, and cost-effectiveness of the current standard of high-resolution anoscopy(HRA)-guided biopsy, thus facilitating usage by less-experienced clinicians in community-based or low-resource settings. To validate this, the investigators will conduct a study to determine the efficiency and diagnostic characteristics of the mHRME 'optical biopsy' approach versus the current standard of HRA-based tissue biopsy. Successful results will allow for improved efficacy and resource utilization for cancer screening in people living with HIV for anal cancer and other epithelial cancers including the cervix, oral cavity, bladder, and GI tract.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States

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About this study

The investigators' central hypothesis is that using mHRME plus three-dimensional (3D) mapping as a diagnostic tool will improve the accuracy and efficiency of HSIL diagnoses. Additionally, the investigators hypothesize that the sensitivity (SN) specificity (SP), positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV), as well as the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the identification of neoplasia on a per biopsy and per patient basis will be high. The investigators will first compare the HRA-directed biopsy (as the gold standard) to the results of the mHRME HSIL diagnosis. The SN of mHRME diagnosis in the detection of HSIL will be estimated with the binomial proportion of study participants who are positive for HSIL on HRA-guided biopsy at two thresholds of histology thresholds which are: 1) Anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) 2+ threshold, and 2) AIN3+ threshold. SP will be estimated as the proportion of study participants who are negative for HSIL on HRA-guided biopsy at both thresholds. PPV and NPV will be estimated using the binomial proportion and 95% confidence interval (CI). In addition, Cohen's kappa statistic and ROC curves will be generated if patient characteristics such as low Clusters of differentiation 4 (CD4) count, combined antiretroviral treatment (cART) utilization, or high HIV viral load impact the determination of SN and SP. SN and SP of mHRME-based HSIL diagnosis will be estimated on a per lesion and per patient basis with 95% CI and compared by McNemar's test. A generalized linear model for logistic regression with multiple correlated outcomes will compare SN and SP of each method on a per biopsy and per patient basis.

Primary Objective:

To determine if the mHRME plus 3D mapping improves the accuracy of anal HSIL diagnosis compared to the gold standard of histologic diagnosis of HSIL by HRA-guided biopsy.

Secondary Objectives:

Determination whether HRME changes the decision to perform biopsy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Consentable patients with documented HIV disease
  • Either: 1) previously documented HSIL or 2) abnormal anal cytology within the past 2 years
  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Seen at the Baylor-affiliated Thomas Street Clinic (TSC), Mount Sinai Hospital and affiliated clinics

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to undergo routine anoscopy
  • Allergy or prior reaction to the fluorescent contrast agent Proflavine or Iodine
  • Unable to give informed consent
  • Current or prior history of Invasive Anal Cancer
  • Known permanent or irreversible bleeding disorder, or other hematologic disorder that in the opinion of the investigator would place the patient at increased risk for adverse outcome from the procedure
  • Pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

mHRME (Mobile High resolution microendoscope)

Diagnostic Test

Standard of care (SOC) high-resolution anoscopy (HRA) with Lugol's iodine will be performed. The unstained (abnormal) area will be evaluated with mHRME for optical biopsy diagnosis:

  • contrast agent will be applied to anal epithelium (5-10 ml of proflavine hemisulfate (0.01%)),
  • the mHRME will then be inserted and imaging of abnormal tissues will be performed. This will add 2 to 6 minutes per procedure.

This is a single-arm study where all subjects will receive both SOC HRA and experimental mHRME imaging.

Proflavine Hemisulfate

Drug

Contrast agent will be applied to anal epithelium (5-10 ml of proflavine hemisulfate (0.01%)) to use with the mHRME

High resolution anoscopy

Diagnostic Test

Standard of care (SOC) HRA with Lugol's iodine will be performed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Performance Characteristics: Sensitivity (SN), Specificity (SP), Positive Predictive Value (PPV) and Negative Predictive Values (NPV)

    Time frame: 1 day

    The primary outcome of this study is to measure the operating characteristics including SN, SP, PPV and NPV comparing the physician- and algorithm- guided HRME-based image compared to the Lugol's- guided physician diagnosis of HSIL during HRA. Gold standard consensus pathology was used and pathology data needs to be obtained, verified, and entered.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Procedure Efficiency

    Time frame: 1 day

    Diagnostic yield: The number of neoplastic biopsies/total number of biopsies obtained in patients who received biopsies.

  2. Procedure Time

    Time frame: 1 day

    Total procedure time (HRA+HRME+biopsies) vs HRME time alone

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Other

Collaborators

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • William Marsh Rice University

Registry information

Official study title

The Effectiveness of High Resolution Microendoscopy (HRME) in High Grade Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL) Diagnosis for People Living With HIV

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 24, 2020
Registry last updated
Apr 23, 2025

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