Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Oral Administration of Methylene Blue MMX Tablets on Double Stranded DNA
Effect of Oral Administration of Methylene Blue MMX Tablets on Double-stranded DNA Damage Assessed by GammaH2AX Analysis of Colon Biopsy Samples
NCT02295774CI-TRIAL-00035614completedPhase 2Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Single Centre, open label assignment phase II clinical study. To evaluate the effect of oral 200mg Methylene Blue tablets (administered 8x25mg) prior to endoscopy on double stranded DNA breaks in colonic biopsy samples assessed by histone gamma H2AX analysis, compared to control biopsies.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methylene Blue MMX tablets | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| standard white light colonoscopy-equivalent to placebo | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group A
- description
- Biopsy samples collected during standard white light colonoscopy.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: standard white light colonoscopy-equivalent to placebo
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group B
- description
- Subjects who have had samples collected during a Group A colonoscopy, who require a second colonoscopy within 2 weeks. Prior to this second colonoscopy the subjects take Methylene Blue MMX tablets. Biopsies collected are compared to their previous group A colonoscopy for histone gamma H2AX activity.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Methylene Blue MMX tablets
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Gamma H2AX Histone Levels in Colonic Biopsy During Standard White Light Colonoscopy and Colonoscopy for Which Methylene Blue MMX Was Taken Prior to Initiating the Colonoscopy
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Males or females, aged between 18 and 75. * Outpatients scheduled for screening or surveillance colonoscopy * Subjects must be identified as having the clinical requirement for second colonoscopy within 2weeks of the initial colonoscopy. * Women of childbearing potential must use at least one reliable method of contraception, be surgically sterilised or be abstinent. * For female subjects, a negative serum pregnancy test is required before Methylene Blue MMX® tablets are dispensed to the subject. * Post menopausal patients need to have a period of greater than 1year since last menstrual period. * Subjects must be able to comprehend the full nature and purpose of the study, including possible risks and side effects. * Subjects must be 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: * No Pregnant or lactating women, or women undergoing fertility treatment. * No previous medical history of, or suspected hypersensitivity to the Methylene Blue and/or this formulations ingredients. * No previous medical history of, or suspected hypersensitivity to the PEG based bowel cleansing preparation and/or this formulations ingredients. * No previous medical history of gastrointestinal obstruction or perforation, toxic megacolon, major colonic resection, severe diverticulitis, heart failure (Class III or IV), serious cardiovascular disease. * No ALT, AST, GGT, Bilirubin, Creatinine or Urea greater than 2.5 x the upper limit for normal, based on local laboratory testing. * No clinical alarm symptoms or history of anaemia (previously recorded haemoglobin of less than 10mg/dL) or frank blood in the stool within the last 30 days prior to enrolment. * No known deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. * No known deficiency of NADPH reductase. * No treatment within 5 weeks prior to randomisation with Fluoxetine (Prozac). * No concurrent treatment, or previous treatment within 2 weeks with any of the prohibited psychiatric medications that may interact with Methylene Blue as listed in the Prohibited Medications section; Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI), Serotonin-Norepinepherine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI's), listed Tricyclic anti-depressants or Monoamine oxidase A inhibitors. * No concurrent treatment with anticoagulants, or antiaggregants, inducing an INR \> 1.5. * No current enrolment in any other clinical trial, or previous enrolment in a clinical trial within the last 30 days. * No other medical condition that in the investigators opinion would make the administration of the study drug or procedures hazardous to the subject. Exclusion Criteria: \-
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDRepici A, Ciscato C, Wallace M, Sharma P, Anderloni A, Carrara S, Di Leo M, Hassan C. Evaluation of genotoxicity related to oral methylene blue chromoendoscopy. Endoscopy. 2018 Oct;50(10):1027-1032. doi: 10.1055/a-0630-1004. Epub 2018 Jun 15. PMID 29906809