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Brief Title: Colonoscope Passive Bending Function
Official Title: Evaluation of a Novel Colonoscope Designed for Easier Passage Through Flexures: A Randomised Study
Study ID: NCT00518349
Brief Summary: A prototype colonoscope with an extra passively bending distal section has been developed by Olympus Japan (ref. publications). The present study (2006-2007) is testing refinements of this function.
Detailed Description: Results from the first prototype evaluation has been published.Modifications are presently evaluated.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Gastroenterology section, Dept. of Medicine, Telemark Hospital, Skien, , Norway
Name: Geir Hoff, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Head of Research, Telemark Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR