Water Method Colonoscopy in Patients With Prior Surgery

NCT ID: NCT01485133

Last Updated: 2012-11-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-11-30

Brief Summary

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Water method with water exchange has been shown to reduce medication requirement and pain experienced during colonoscopy. It increases the success rate of cecal intubation in sedated and unsedated patients undergoing screening colonoscopy. Exchange of water during scope insertion minimizes distension of the colonic lumen and decreases loop formation. Exclusion of air from the colon during insertion by omission of air insufflations and suction removal of residual air prevent elongation of the colon. These maneuvers facilitate colonoscopy insertion in average patients and may enhance the success of difficult colonoscopy.

Prior abdominal or pelvic surgery is an independent factor for difficult colonoscopy, the probable adhesion may change the anatomy and increase the discomfort of patients. We postulate that these patients may benefit from using the water method for colonoscopy. In this proposal we test the hypothesis that compared with conventional air insufflations the water method with water exchange significantly enhances the success rate of cecal intubation in patients with prior abdominal or pelvic surgery.

The aim of the study is to compare the outcome of colonoscopy using the water method versus the conventional air method in patients with prior abdominal or pelvic surgery. The primary outcome is cecal intubation success rate. The secondary outcomes include cecal intubation time, maximum pain score during colonoscopy, overall pain score after colonoscopy and adenoma detection rate.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Intubation Surgery Adenoma Pain

Keywords

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colonoscopy water surgery unsedated

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Air colonoscopy

Colonoscopy will be performed without medications and with judicious air insufflation during colonoscope insertion.

No interventions assigned to this group

Water colonoscopy

Colonoscopy will be performed without medications and aided by water infusion in-lieu of air insufflation during insertion of the colonoscope. The water infusion involves putting warm sterile water into the colon to open up the colon for advancement of the colonoscope until the end of the colon (cecum) is reached. The water is delivered via a needle adaptor or the built-in scope irrigation channel by an infusion pump equipped with a foot switch which will be controlled by the endoscopist. Infused water used to cleanse residual fecal matter will be suctioned as needed to clear the colonic lumen.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with prior abdominal or pelvic surgery,

Exclusion Criteria

* History of colorectal surgery
* Severe colonic stricture or obstructing tumor
* Patients who cannot give informed consent and those who are hemodynamically unstable
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Air Force Military Medical University, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yanglin Pan

Associated professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yanglin Pan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Air Force Military Medical University, China

Locations

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Endoscopic center, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Leung FW. Water exchange may be superior to water immersion for colonoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Dec;9(12):1012-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.09.007. Epub 2011 Sep 22. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21946120 (View on PubMed)

Leung FW, Leung JW, Mann SK, Friedland S, Ramirez FC. The water method significantly enhances patient-centered outcomes in sedated and unsedated colonoscopy. Endoscopy. 2011 Sep;43(9):816-21. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1256407. Epub 2011 May 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21611947 (View on PubMed)

Leung FW, Harker JO, Jackson G, Okamoto KE, Behbahani OM, Jamgotchian NJ, Aharonian HS, Guth PH, Mann SK, Leung JW. A proof-of-principle, prospective, randomized, controlled trial demonstrating improved outcomes in scheduled unsedated colonoscopy by the water method. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Oct;72(4):693-700. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.05.020. Epub 2010 Jul 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20619405 (View on PubMed)

Leung CW, Kaltenbach T, Soetikno R, Wu KK, Leung FW, Friedland S. Water immersion versus standard colonoscopy insertion technique: randomized trial shows promise for minimal sedation. Endoscopy. 2010 Jul;42(7):557-63. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1244231. Epub 2010 Jun 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20593332 (View on PubMed)

Leung JW, Mann SK, Siao-Salera R, Ransibrahmanakul K, Lim B, Cabrera H, Canete W, Barredo P, Gutierrez R, Leung FW. A randomized, controlled comparison of warm water infusion in lieu of air insufflation versus air insufflation for aiding colonoscopy insertion in sedated patients undergoing colorectal cancer screening and surveillance. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Sep;70(3):505-10. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.12.253. Epub 2009 Jun 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19555938 (View on PubMed)

Luo H, Zhang L, Liu X, Leung FW, Liu Z, Wang X, Xue L, Wu K, Fan D, Pan Y, Guo X. Water exchange enhanced cecal intubation in potentially difficult colonoscopy. Unsedated patients with prior abdominal or pelvic surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 May;77(5):767-73. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.12.007. Epub 2013 Feb 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23394837 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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20111103-9

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id