Colon Investigation - Factors Determining Choice of Procedure

Colorectal Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Colon Investigation With Barium Enema, CT Colonography and Colonoscopy: A Prospective Registration of Indications, Delay and Procedure Results.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00423345
• Other study ID #: 23504
• Status: Terminated
• Start date: October 2006
• Est. completion date: May 2015

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: Sykehuset Telemark
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Registration of patients referred for colon investigation by barium enema, CT colonography and colonoscopy in two hospitals and one radiology centre in Telemark, Norway, for a period of minimum six months. Indications, delay and results of procedure will be recorded.Hypothesis: Choice of procedure for colon investigation is not based solely on clinical indication, but factors like delay, patient preference, lack of knowledge about the the procedures by the referring physician may have a decisive influence. The study will also analyse the correlation between patients symptoms, clinical findings and laboratory results and major pathology findings by colon investigation. Further, delay from patient´s first symptoms to finally diagnosis by colon investigation will also be registered and analysed.

Description:

see extensive protocol in Norwegian

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 750
• Est. completion date: May 2015
• Est. primary completion date: May 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients referred to colon investigation

• Patients must be 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients not able to give a written consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colorectal Cancer
• Colorectal Neoplasms
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Irritable Colon

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Department of gastroentology, Blefjell Hospital Notodden	Notodden
Norway	Telemark Radiology center	Porsgrunn	Telemark
Norway	Department of gastroentology, Telemark Hospital	Skien	Telemark

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sykehuset Telemark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	findings compared across investigation modes	Findings by one investigation compared to other	events by dec 2014
Secondary	Delayed diagnosis of CRC	Waiting times depending on accessibility of diagnostic methods	events by dec 2014