NCT03289442

Supine Position for Colonoscopy Insertion

Impact of Supine Position on Colonoscopy Insertion: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 347 (actual)
• Sponsor: Changhai Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the supine position is better than the left lateral horizontal body position to decrease cecal intubation time, patients' pain and the difficulty of colonoscopy insertion.

Detailed description

Left lateral position is conventionally performed to initiate colonoscopy, yet no evidence has demonstrated its efficacy and advantages. Left lateral position for insertion, which results in air rising away from the left colon and producing acute bends in the sigmoid,might increase the risk of colonoscopy loop formation.When there is difficulty advancing the colonoscope, supine position can be employed to ensure cecal intubation. Therefore, we perform a randomized controlled trial to compares supine position with left lateral position for the safety and efficacy of colonoscopy insertion.

Conditions

• Colonoscopy Insertion
• Patient Position

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	supine position	patients were positioned on their supine position to receive colonoscopy insertion

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-08-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2018-07-01
• First posted: 2017-09-21
• Last updated: 2018-11-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China