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Large Overuse of Post-polypectomy Surveillance Colonoscopy

NCT01458093 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 7081

Last updated 2011-10-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In colorectal cancer screening era a huge burden of medical resources has been applied to surveillance. Although the adherence to post-polipectomy recommendations is a advocated as a mainstay for quality assurance colonoscopy programs, prospective data on appropriateness of surveillance are lacking.

The aim of present study was to evaluate the percentage of subjects in which timing of surveillance colonoscopy in practice agrees with that recommended by guidelines and to identify factors associated to the appropriateness of surveillance.

Conditions

  • Colonic Polyps
  • Surveillance
  • Colonoscopy

Interventions

OTHER

colonoscopy

evaluation of surveillance timing adequacy as compared to the guidelines

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Valduce Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-01-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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