Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01616602
Prone Versus Left-sided Colonoscopy in Obese Patients
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (planned)
- Sponsor
- Dallas VA Medical Center · Federal
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
For obese patients, a randomized trial aimed at determining whether colonoscopy performance and patient comfort is improved if a patient is in the prone position (lay on their abdomen) versus the traditional left-sided position.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Prone Position | Patients were asked to lay on their abdomen for their elective colonoscopy. |
| OTHER | Standard Position | The traditional left-lateral decubitus position |
Timeline
- First posted
- 2012-06-12
- Last updated
- 2012-06-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01616602. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.