Glucagon Use in Colonoscopies

NCT02078726 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2025-07-03

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Summary

The investigators believe that glucagon therapy will have a positive impact on key parameters of colonoscopy such as cecal intubation time, withdrawal time, total procedure time, adenoma detection rate, endoscopist's assessment of the difficulty of the procedure, patient comfort, and patient's willingness to undergo a repeat colonoscopy.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Glucagon

glucagon (hormone produced by the body) administered through IV

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • John Cello, MD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2018-05-31
Completion
2018-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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