Position Changes During Colonoscope Insertion Increases Patient Comfort

Colonoscopy Technique Clinical Trial

Official title:

Position Changes During Colonoscope Insertion Increases Patient Comfort: a Prospective Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01433939
• Other study ID #: H11-01597
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 2011
• Est. completion date: May 25, 2015

Study information

• Verified date: April 2018
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators wish to study the effects of position changes during colonoscope insertion on patient comfort. The investigators hypothesize that early position changes would reduce colonoscope loop formation and patient discomfort.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: May 25, 2015
• Est. primary completion date: May 25, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 19 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 19 years or older

• outpatient colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

• inpatient

• unable to provide informed consent

• previous bowel resection, inflammatory bowel disease

• musculoskeletal disorder or other mobility issues limiting effective patient position changes.

• inadequate bowel preparation

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colonoscopy Technique

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	St. Paul's Hospital	Vancouver	British Columbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jennifer Telford

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Intensity and frequency of abdominal pain	Abdominal pain during colonoscopy.	30min