Evaluate the Safety and Diagnostic Advantages of Tilt Down Verses Standard Horizontal Colonoscopy Positioning

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diverticulosis

In brief

A tortuous sigmoid colon makes colonoscopy difficult. The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the diagnostic utility and incidence of adverse events in women using standard horizontal compared to lateral tilt down positioning for colonoscopy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01815671

Run by

Specialists in Gastroenterology, LLC

People needed

173

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ability to understand and sign consent
• women and men with a BMI (body mass index) <35 kg/m2
• age 18 - 90 years
• no liquids by mouth for ≥2 hours
• no solid food for ≥8 hours

You may not qualify if…

• inability to provide informed consent
• morbid obesity (BMI ≥35)
• pregnancy
• uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux disease
• gastroparesis
• scleroderma
• achalasia
• Crohn's disease
• ulcerative colitis
• history of a colon resection
• Parkinson's disease
• brain tumor
• multiple sclerosis
• ischemic optic neuropathy
• glaucoma
• active pulmonary infection
• liquid intake <2 hours
• solid food intake <8 hours prior to the procedure
• intra-procedure findings of a stricture resulting in an incomplete colonoscopy or Boston bowel preparation scores of <6

Where it is running

• Advanced Endoscopy Center — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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