Prone Versus Left-sided Colonoscopy in Obese Patients

NCT01616602 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-06-12

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Summary

For obese patients, a randomized trial aimed at determining whether colonoscopy performance and patient comfort is improved if a patient is in the prone position (lay on their abdomen) versus the traditional left-sided position.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Prone Position

Patients were asked to lay on their abdomen for their elective colonoscopy.

OTHER

Standard Position

The traditional left-lateral decubitus position

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dallas VA Medical Center

    lead FED

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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