Comparison of Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy in Terms of Pain, Acceptance and Procedure Time
- Conditions
- Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT00302679
- Lead Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Brief Summary
According to experience in a self-payed health check-up center,unsedated total colonoscopy is not inferior or may be better than unsedated sigmoidoscopy in terms of pain and patients' acceptance.
Hypothesis: Unsedated total colonoscopy is not inferior to unsedated sigmoidoscopy in terms of pain and patients' acceptance.
- Detailed Description
According to American Cancer Society guideline, screening total colonoscopy every 10 years or sigmoidoscopy every 5 years is recommended for average risk people above 50 years old. However,study in Taiwanese population demonstrated that 37.8% of colorectal lesions were beyond reach of sigmoidoscope, and in cases with lesions with advanced pathology, 66.7% did not have distal colorectal lesion. However, many people think colonoscopy is more painful and choose sigmoidoscopy for screening. However, according to experience in a self-payed health check-up center,unsedated total colonoscopy is not inferior or may be better than unsedated sigmoidoscopy in terms of pain and patients' acceptance.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
- Subjects who undergo self-payed unsedated colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy for colon cancer screening.
- Difficulty in assessing pain during the procedure and acceptance for the procedure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
National Taiwan University Hospital
🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan