Water Exchange Versus Carbon Dioxide for Colonoscopy

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

473

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2013

Conditions
Colorectal CancerColorectal AdenomasColorectal PolypsPain
Interventions
OTHER

Water exchange colonoscopy

Water is infused and suctioned in a systematic fashion to obtain luminal view and for cleansing of the colon to facilitate colonoscope insertion. The carbon dioxide pump is turned off, only to be turned on during withdrawal from the cecum.

OTHER

Carbon dioxide insufflation

Carbon dioxide insufflation to obtain luminal view to facilitate colonoscope insertion, considered to be standard procedure.

Trial Locations (3)

Unknown

Sorlandet Hospital, Arendal

The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw

N-4604

Sorlandet Hospital, Kristiansand

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority

OTHER

collaborator

Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

OTHER

collaborator

Erasmus Medical Center

OTHER

lead

Sorlandet Hospital HF

OTHER_GOV