NCT02759081

Comparing Cap-assisted Water Exchange and Water Exchange in Colonoscopy

A Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Cap-assisted Water Exchange and Water Exchange in Colonoscopy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This prospective, randomize, controlled trial will compared cap-assisted water exchange with water exchange in patients undergoing sedated colonoscopy. Investigators test the hypothesis that that cap-assisted water exchange is more efficient and causes a shorter insertion time.

Conditions

• Colonoscopy
• Intubation Time
• Cap-assisted Colonoscopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	cap-assisted water exchange	a transparent cap was mounted to the tip of colonoscopy when water exchange was performed.
PROCEDURE	water exchange	water was infused and suctioned at the same time during insertion of colonoscope

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2016-05-03
• Last updated: 2016-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan