Trial Information
Water Exchange Versus Carbon Dioxide Insufflation to Improve Colonoscopy Screening - a Randomized Controlled Trial
Single blinded randomized controlled trial.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients scheduled for screening or polyp surveillance colonoscopy
- Patients accepting sedation on demand
Exclusion Criteria:
- Demand for sedation/analgesia before the start of the procedure
- Previous partial or total colonic resection
- Pregnancy
- Unwilling/unable to provide informed consent
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Screening
Outcome Measure:
Pain during colonoscopy
Outcome Description:
Patients will be asked by a blinded assistant immediately after colonoscopy to score pain during the procedure.
Outcome Time Frame:
1 hour
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Kjetil K Garborg, MD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Sorlandet Hospital HF Kristiansand, Norway
Authority:
Norway: Regional Ethics Commitee
Study ID:
WMCO2_KG
NCT ID:
NCT01633333
Start Date:
June 2012
Completion Date:
July 2013
Related Keywords:
- Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Adenomas
- Colorectal Polyps
- Pain
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal cancer
- Colorectal adenomas
- Pain
- Adenoma
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Colonic Polyps