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Effect of Functional Relaxation on Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Relaxation
Colonoscopy
Interventions
Procedure: Functional relaxation
Procedure: No relaxation
Registration Number
NCT01963858
Lead Sponsor
The Catholic University of Korea
Brief Summary

Patient attending for colonoscopy are generally worried and anxious. Fear of discomfort is the most common reason for low acceptance of colonoscopy. Several methods have been used to minimize patient discomfort, including the use of paediatric colonoscopes, variable stiffness colonoscopes, gastroscopes, music, audio distraction, or simply allowing the patients to participate in administration of medication. Although a potential benefit from some of these methods has been suggested, no clear recommendations have been made so far. We hypothesized functional relaxation reduces discomfort during colonoscopy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient undergoing screening or surveillance colonoscopy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous colorectal resection

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Functional relaxationFunctional relaxationFunctional relaxation
No relaxationNo relaxationNo relaxation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient's abdominal pain during colonoscopy1 day
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient satisfaction1 day

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea

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Uijeongbu, Korea, Republic of

Incheon St. Mary's hospital, Catholic university of Korea

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Incheon, Korea, Republic of

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