Comparison Between HD+ Endoscopy and Standard Videoendoscopy in Screening Colonoscopy

Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Polyps; Neoplasia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00792649

837.386.07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Colonoscopy is the accepted gold standard for screening of colorectal cancer. However, small and flat neoplastic lesions might be overlooked with standard video endoscopes. The new available EPKi system (Pentax, Japan) enables with HD+ imaging resolution above HDTV standard. Aim of the study was to test the efficacy of HD+ colonoscopy alone and in conjunction with I-Scan (newly developed post processing digital filter)in comparison to standard videoendoscopy

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Consecutive patients scheduled for screening colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Cancer
• Pregnancy
• Inability to obtain informed consent
• Prothrombin time < 50% of control
• Partial thromboplastin time > 50 seconds

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

screening colonoscopy with HD+ endoscopes

2

Description:

screening colonoscopy with standardvideoendoscopes