Trendelenberg Versus Left Lateral Position for Colonoscopy

Completed

Conditions studied: Colonic Diseases

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the trendelenberg (TD) position (position in procedures that involves placing the patient at an angle so that their head is lower than their feet on the procedure bed) in select patients undergoing colonoscopy is superior than the left lateral (LL) position (patient laying on their side, traditionally used for colonoscopies) in terms of decreasing time necessary to pass the colonoscope through the left colon, and decreasing the difficulty of the procedure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02519686

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

150

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2016-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-11-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Personal history of pelvic surgery
• Diverticulosis, identified by patient report or review of previous colonoscopy or imaging studies.
• BMI < 25.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who do not meet inclusion criteria.
• Patients who have undergone colonic resection
• Patients with glaucoma
• Patients with uncontrolled acid reflux disease or active nausea/vomiting.
• Patients who are unwilling or unable to consent.
• BMI > 30

Where it is running

• Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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