Comparison Between HD+ Endoscopy and Standard Videoendoscopy in Screening Colonoscopy
- Conditions
- PolypsNeoplasia
- Registration Number
- NCT00792649
- Lead Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Brief Summary
Colonoscopy is the accepted gold standard for screening of colorectal cancer. However, small and flat neoplastic lesions might be overlooked with standard video endoscopes. The new available EPKi system (Pentax, Japan) enables with HD+ imaging resolution above HDTV standard. Aim of the study was to test the efficacy of HD+ colonoscopy alone and in conjunction with I-Scan (newly developed post processing digital filter)in comparison to standard videoendoscopy
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
- Consecutive patients scheduled for screening colonoscopy
Exclusion Criteria
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Cancer
- Pregnancy
- Inability to obtain informed consent
- Prothrombin time < 50% of control
- Partial thromboplastin time > 50 seconds
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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