Prone Versus Left-sided Colonoscopy in Obese Patients

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Conditions studied: Obese

In brief

For obese patients, a randomized trial aimed at determining whether colonoscopy performance and patient comfort is improved if a patient is in the prone position (lay on their abdomen) versus the traditional left-sided position.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01616602

Run by

Dallas VA Medical Center

People needed

100

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI >30kg/m2
• Elective Colonoscopy

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with prior colonic resection, strictures, or known colonic or intra-abdominal malignancy.
• Patients who are scheduled to have monitored or general anesthesia for their procedure.
• Emergency colonoscopy
• Inadequate preparation of the colon as assessed during colonoscopy

Where it is running

• Dallas VA Medical Center — Dallas, Texas, United States

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