Position Changes During Colonoscope Insertion Increases Patient Comfort

Jennifer Telford

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colonoscopy Technique

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01433939

H11-01597

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators wish to study the effects of position changes during colonoscope insertion on patient comfort. The investigators hypothesize that early position changes would reduce colonoscope loop formation and patient discomfort.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 19 years or older
• outpatient colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

• inpatient
• unable to provide informed consent
• previous bowel resection, inflammatory bowel disease
• musculoskeletal disorder or other mobility issues limiting effective patient position changes.
• inadequate bowel preparation