Unsedated Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Colon Polyp

In brief

In a prospective, randomized, controlled study, two methods (water method vs. air method) of performing colonoscopy will be compared in patients undergoing unsedated colonoscopy for CRC screening. The investigators hypothesize that: 1. Study method increases overall cecal intubation with comparable assessment of current experience and patient willingness to repeat future colonoscopy compared with conventional colonoscopy 2. Study method improves bowel preparation and increases polyp pickup rate

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01383252

Run by

VA Northern California Health Care System

People needed

10

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2013-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-17

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult (>50 years old)
• Male and female patients
• Scheduled and consented for screening or surveillance colonoscopy without medications
• Accept randomization to the study or the conventional method
• 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 decline to participate
• Unable to give informed consent or complete the questionnaires due to language or other difficulties

Where it is running

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

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