screening colonoscopy in health examination center
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing a screening colonoscopy in a health examination center
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with colon diseases (inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal malignancy, or infectious colitis) that required treatment, a history of previous abdominopelvic surgery, a family history of colorectal neoplasia, and/or intestinal symptoms (constipation and/or diarrhea) were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint was the quality of bowel preparation, assessed using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints were the quality of bowel preparation assessed using the Universal Preparation Assessment Scale (UPAS); insertion, withdrawal,and work-up times; and polyp detection rates in the two groups. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors associated with poor bowel preparation according to BBPS < 5. | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)