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The Value of the Trendelenburg Position During Routine Colonoscopy: A Pilot Study.

NCT01267123 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2016-10-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Colonoscopy is a procedure commonly performed to screen for colon cancer and to look for and remove colon polyps. It involves inserting a flexible tube, equipped with a video-camera at the tip, through the colon. The insertion process can be difficult in some patients, resulting in an uncomfortable and lengthy procedure.We postulate that raising the foot of the bed so that the stretcher forms a 15 degrees angle with the floor ("Trendelenburg position") may make the colonoscopy easier and more comfortable to the patient.

Conditions

  • Colonoscopy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Trendelenburg position

The patient will be placed in the Trendelenburg position with a 15 degree angle of inclination

PROCEDURE

Standard care

The patient will be placed in the standard horizontal position

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abdo M Saad, MD · University of Missouri-Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-02-29

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