Spiral endoscopy for incomplete colonoscopy
- Conditions
- 10018012colon diseases
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Inclusion Criteria
1) Adult patient 18 years-old or older
2) Able to read/write in Dutch
3) Previously attempted colonoscopy that failed to reach cecum
4) Previously attempted ileocolonscopy that failed to intubate the terminal ileum for patients with suspected Crohn*s disease.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Age < 18 years
2) Unable to provide informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary endpoint is the proportion of subjects with complete colon<br /><br>examination to the cecum using spiral colonoscopy. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary endpoints include endoscopic procedural data including time-to-cecum,<br /><br>total procedural time, rate of terminal ileal intubation, endoscopic diagnostic<br /><br>yield, data regarding safety and adverse events, and patient tolerability data<br /><br>assessed using a comfort/discomfort visual analogue scale. </p><br>