Pain During Colonoscopy
Conditions
Keywords
Pain, Patient satisfaction
Brief summary
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
Detailed description
Results published in Holme et.al. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2011;73:1215-1222.
Interventions
DEVICE3D-imager
3D-imager vs fluoroscopy during coloscopy
Sponsors
Sorlandet Hospital HF
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain during coloscopy | instant |
| Time used to reach the coecum | instant |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Need for assistance by a colleague | instant |
| Need for analgetics | instant |
| coecum-intubation rate | instant |
| Polyp detection rate | instant |
| Pain during the first 24 hours after coloscopy | 24 hours |
| level achieved when the coecum can not be reached | instant |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed