Comparison Between the Right Lateral Decubitus and the Left Lateral Decubitus as Starting Position in Colonoscopy (POSCOL)

Sanitas University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Colonoscopy

Treatments: Other: Left Sided Colonoscopy; Other: Right Sided Colonoscopy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04663581

CEIFUS 597-19

Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized Clinical trial between two positions to initiate colonoscopy, Right Sided vs Left Sided

Full description

Objective To assess whether in the colonoscopy, the initial position of the patient in the right lateral decubitus (DLD) translates into advantages such as: shorter examination time or greater range of detection of polyps, compared to the left lateral decubitus (DLI), a position traditionally used.

Methodology This is a randomized and controlled clinical trial to be carried out in the city of Bogotá, in the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit of the Colombia University Clinic, a fourth-level private clinic, a unit in which 7746 colonoscopies were performed in 2017.

The study will be carried out over a period of 2 months until the sample is completed.

Patients will be randomized to start their colonoscopy in the right lateral decubitus or left lateral decubitus and it would be assessed, the time to reach transverse colon, cecum and comfort perceived by the gastroenterologist and the patient.

Enrollment: 167 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients scheduled for diagnostic colonoscopies in the digestive endoscopy unit.

Exclusion criteria

• Therapeutic colonoscopies.
• Patients with a history of colonic resection.
• Patients who cannot give their informed consent.
• Under 18 years old.
• Pregnant women.
• Patients with significant cardiopulmonary, renal or psychiatric disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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167 participants in 2 patient groups

Left Sided Colonoscopy

Experimental group

Description:

Left Sided starting position in colonoscopy

Treatment:

Other: Left Sided Colonoscopy

Right sided Colonoscopy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Right Sided starting position in colonoscopy

Treatment:

Other: Right Sided Colonoscopy