Safety of full bowel preparation and colonoscopy in elderly patients with ulcerative colitis: a real-world multicenter retrospective cohort study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ulcerative colitis
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000048092
- Lead Sponsor
- Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 249
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
The following exclusion criteria were applied: previous colonic resection; follow-up duration of less than 6 months; suspected cytomegalovirus infection in the colon or other type of infectious colitis; multiple colonoscopies during the study period; incomplete colonoscopy because of poor bowel preparation; and patient's request for discontinuation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The safety endpoints were as follows: incidence, severity, and outcomes of complications of colonoscopy, such as bleeding, perforation, and laceration; complications associated with bowel preparation, such as vomiting and intestinal obstruction; and the rate of relapse of UC after colonoscopy.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method