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UnknownNCT00792649

Comparison Between HD+ Endoscopy and Standard Videoendoscopy in Screening Colonoscopy

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
200 (estimated)
Sponsor
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

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

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2008-02-01
First posted
2008-11-18
Last updated
2008-11-18

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00792649. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.