A randomised controlled study evaluating the use of water during a colonoscopy in patients to facilitate the performance of the colonoscopic procedure
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Screening intervention for colorectal cancer prevention.Investigation for patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms such as rectal bleeding, altered bowel habit and abdominal painOral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colonCancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000018617
- Lead Sponsor
- Division of Gastroenterology, St Michael's Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 410
Inclusion Criteria
Age over 18 years of age.
Appropriate clinical indication for a colonoscopy
Exclusion Criteria
Previous colonic surgery
Haemodynamic instability
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to caecal intubation[When the caecal pole is reached];Patient analgesic scores. Pain will be assessed by using a visual analog scale of 1-10 (Wong-Baker Faces Pain rating scale) [At conclusion of procedure and if further analgesia is requested by the patient during the procedure.];Sedation requirements. The required quantity of midazolam and fentanyl will be collated and recorded at the conclusion of the procedure. Any extra analgesia during the course of the procedure will be noted in addition to the induction analgesia. [At conclusion of the procedure]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient satisfaction scores. A 7 point Likert scale is used ( 1- very unsatisfied, 7 - very satisfied) to assess this outcome. [At conclusion of procedure/ in recovery ];Polyp detection. This outcome will be assessed by the documentation and removal of the polyp during the procedure. If retrieved, the polyp will be sent to pathology for histological analysis - this will also be noted and amended to the database once received (usually at day 5-7) [At conclusion of procedure]