Failed/Difficult Colonoscopy Outcomes

Colonoscopy Clinical Trial

— FoDCO  

Official title:

Outcomes of Patients With Failed or Difficult Colonoscopy at a Tertiary Referral Centre

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02310139
• Other study ID #: HREC2014/9/4.7(4082)
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 2015
• Est. completion date: June 2023

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: Western Sydney Local Health District
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Colonoscopy is a commonly used investigation to diagnose and treat various gastrointestinal disorders. In addition, colonoscopy provides the opportunity to remove colonic adenomas this removal is also known as polypectomy.

Polypectomy has proven to reduce occurrence of colorectal cancer and likelihood of dying from it. Colonoscopy can be challenging due to technical or patient factors. In a small proportion of patients a complete colonoscopy is unsuccessful. Such patients either get referred to a tertiary centre with extensive experience in difficult colonoscopy or have an alternative test such as CT scan. The investigators unit has accumulated significant experience related to previously failed colonoscopy and anecdotally appears to have a high success rate in completing the procedure.

The purpose of this project is to describe the investigators technical approach to management of patients with previously failed colonoscopy. There is no additional intervention and the project is observational in nature. The investigators will collect data on patient characteristics, the reason for the failure and what technique was used to overcome the difficulty. The investigators will also note whether the final outcome of the technique had any impact on the overall management of the patient.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 13
• Est. completion date: June 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Previously failed colonoscopy

• Referred to Westmead Endoscopy Unit for a complete colonoscopy

• 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• Younger than 18 years

• Previously successful colonoscopy

• No previous colonoscopy attempted

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colonoscopy

Intervention

Procedure:
• Colonoscopy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Australia	Westmead Hospital Endoscopy Unit	Sydney	New South Wales

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Professor Michael Bourke

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Australia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Description of reasons for failure of colonoscopy.	Listing and making note of techniques used to perform successful and complete colonoscopy.	60 days