Position Changes During Colonoscope Insertion Increases Patient Comfort

Position Changes During Colonoscope Insertion Increases Patient Comfort: a Prospective Trial

The investigators wish to study the effects of position changes during colonoscope insertion on patient comfort. The investigators hypothesize that early position changes would reduce colonoscope loop formation and patient discomfort.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Colonoscopy Technique

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 200

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • British Columbia
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6
      • St. Paul's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients referred to gastroenterologists for colonoscopy.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 19 years or older
• outpatient colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

• inpatient
• unable to provide informed consent
• previous bowel resection, inflammatory bowel disease
• musculoskeletal disorder or other mobility issues limiting effective patient position changes.
• inadequate bowel preparation

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Intensity and frequency of abdominal pain	Abdominal pain during colonoscopy.	30min

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Jennifer Telford
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jennifer Telford, MD, The University of British Columbia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 25, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): May 25, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 13, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): September 14, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 2, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 30, 2018
• Last Verified: April 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: colonoscopy; position changes; patient comfort
• Other Study ID Numbers: H11-01597

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No