NCT01557101

Comparison Colon Capsule Endoscopy vs Optical Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Familiar-Risk Population

Effectiveness of Colon Capsule Endoscopy as Colorectal Cancer Method of Screening in The Familiar-Risk Population

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Universitario de Canarias · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the adherence to screening in first grade relatives of patients with CCR is higher than optical colonoscopy.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to compare the adherence and effectiveness of colon capsule endoscopy (CCE-2) versus conventional colonoscopy to screen first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer, Genetics of

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	COLON CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY ADHERENCE	An exploration with a COLON CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY eaten which capsule has a video-camera in both end to see the colon.
PROCEDURE	OPTICAL COLONOSCOPY ADHERENCE	An exploration with an OPTICAL COLONOSCOPY from the anus to see the colon.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-04-01
• Primary completion: 2013-04-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2012-03-19
• Last updated: 2014-01-09

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Spain