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A Comparison of Methods to Detect Polyps During Colonoscopy

NCT01025960 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 768

Last updated 2012-03-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer deaths in western countries. Colonoscopy is a preferred colorectal screening modality since it has both diagnostic and therapeutic capability. Detection and removal of polyps at colonoscopy decreases the incidence and mortality from colorectal cancer.

Typical practice is to insert the colonoscope rapidly until it reaches the cecum (a pouch-like portion of the intestines, where the large bowel and the small bowel meet). The physician then withdraws the colonoscope slowly and looks for any polyps or abnormalities within the large bowel. The purpose of this study is to compare this standard practice to the approach whereby the physician examines the bowel as the scope is initially inserted AND as the colonoscope is withdrawn from patients' colons.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Standard Inspection Colonoscopy

The large bowel will be inspected for polyps during the withdrawal of the colonoscope to the cecum, and during the withdrawal of the scope from the large bowel.

PROCEDURE

Dual Inspection Colonoscopy

The large bowel will be inspected for polyps during the insertion of the colonoscope to the cecum, and during the withdrawal of the scope from the large bowel.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Madhusudhan Sanaka, MD · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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