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RCT of Air Insufflation Versus Water Infusion Colonoscopy

NCT00785889 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2008-11-14

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Summary

Compared with the conventional (air) method, patients examined by the study (water) method have lower pain scores and require less medication but have similar cecal intubation rate and willingness to repeat future colonoscopy.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

water infusion colonoscopy

water infusion in lieu of air insufflation for screening colonoscopy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • East Bay Institute for Research and Education

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph Leung, MD · Sacramento VA Medical Center, GI Section

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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