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Brief Title: Water Method in Elder Patients With Unsedated Colonoscopy
Official Title: Water Method With Water Exchange Versus Air Insufflation in Elder Patients Undergoing Unsedated Colonoscopy: a Prospective Randomized, Controlled Trial
Study ID: NCT01546220
Brief Summary: 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. Older age is independently associated with incomplete colonoscopy, the investigators postulate that these patients may benefit from using the water method for colonoscopy. In this proposal the investigators test the hypothesis that compared with conventional air insufflations the water method with water exchange significantly enhances the success rate of cecal intubation in elder patients. The aim of the study is to compare the outcome of colonoscopy using the water method versus the conventional air method in elder patients. 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:
Minimum Age: 70 Years
Eligible Ages: OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Endoscopic center, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Name: Yanglin Pan, MD
Affiliation: Air Force Military Medical University, China
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR