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Comparison of Barium Enema, Computed Tomographic Colonography, and Colonoscopy in Detecting Colon Cancer

NCT00016029 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 775

Last updated 2013-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Screening tests may help doctors detect cancer cells early and plan more effective treatment for cancer. New diagnostic procedures such as computed tomographic colonography may provide a less invasive method of identifying patients who have colon cancer.

PURPOSE: Diagnostic and screening trial to compare the effectiveness of barium enema, computed tomographic colonography, and colonoscopy in detecting of colon cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

screening questionnaire administration

PROCEDURE

barium enema injection

PROCEDURE

computed tomography

PROCEDURE

computed tomography colonography

PROCEDURE

diagnostic colonoscopy

PROCEDURE

screening colonoscopy

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Don Rockey, MD · Duke Cancer Institute

Study Design

Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-08-31
Completion
2005-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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