RCT of Air Insufflation Versus Water Infusion Colonoscopy by Supervised Trainees

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

Our aim is to perform a randomized-controlled trial comparing air insufflation sedated colonoscopy (conventional method) vs. water infusion sedated colonoscopy (study method) by supervised trainees. Randomized trials demonstrating reduced need for sedation medications without compromising patients' comfort, cecal intubation rates or polyps detection may cause a paradigm shift and positively alter the way traditional colonoscopy is performed and future endoscopists are trained.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00841282

Run by

East Bay Institute for Research and Education

People needed

62

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2009-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-02-11

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult (> 50 years old) male and female patients who are scheduled and consented for screening or surveillance colonoscopy,
• Accept randomization to the study or the conventional method, and agree to complete study questionnaires
• The adults will be normal healthy patients or patients with mild systemic disease, ASA 1 or ASA 2

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have contraindications for sedation, decline to participate, unable to give informed consent or complete the questionnaires due to language or other difficulties will be excluded
• Excluded patients will be managed by usual procedures

Where it is running

• Sacramento VA Medical Center, — Mather, California, United States

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