The Impact of Active Nurse Participation on Adenoma Detection During Routine Colonoscopy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adenoma
• Interventions: Procedure: nurse observation during colonoscope withdrawal

• Registration Number: NCT00859625
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

Hypothesis-- Nurse observation in addition to the colonoscopist while withdrawing the colonoscope from the cecum leads to a greater adenoma detection rate.

Methods- Patients presenting for screening colonoscopy are randomized to nurse observation or usual practice. Risk factors for adenoma development and the adenoma detection rate in each group will be evaluated.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
|
Recruitment & Eligibility
|
Study & Design
|
Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-11
• Study First Submitted: 2009-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-03-10
• Study First Posted: 2009-03-11
• Status Verified: 2015-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-01
• Study Completion: 2015-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 2015-01-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

• performance of screening colonoscopy

Read More

Exclusion Criteria

• history of inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal bleeding

Read More

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	nurse observation during colonoscope withdrawal	Nurse participation during colonoscope withdrawal

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adenoma detection rate	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale-New Haven Hospital; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States