Improving Quality of Colonoscopy Using a 3D-imager

Sorlandet Hospital HF

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Pain During Colonoscopy

Treatments: Device: 3D-imager

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00519129

SSHF-Colon-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Coloscopy may be a painful procedure for the patient. This is due to a loop-formation of the coloscope. A 3D-real time imager produced by Olympus creates a real-time image of the scope while a traditional fluoroscopy device will only show instant pictures. We want to investigate whether the 3D-imager causes the patient less pain and is more time consuming than ordinary fluoroscopy

Full description

Results published in Holme et.al. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2011;73:1215-1222.

Enrollment: 800 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients referred for coloscopy on an out-patient basis

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Pacemaker
• Lack of ability to understand information given
• Prior resection of the colon/rectum
• Demanding analgetics prior to start of procedure