Comparison Between HD+ Endoscopy and Standard Videoendoscopy in Screening Colonoscopy

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00792649

Enrollment

200

Registered

2008-11-18

Start date

2008-02-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2008-11-18

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Conditions

Neoplasia, Polyps

Brief summary

Colonoscopy is the accepted gold standard for screening of colorectal cancer. However, small and flat neoplastic lesions might be overlooked with standard video endoscopes. The new available EPKi system (Pentax, Japan) enables with HD+ imaging resolution above HDTV standard. Aim of the study was to test the efficacy of HD+ colonoscopy alone and in conjunction with I-Scan (newly developed post processing digital filter)in comparison to standard videoendoscopy

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Consecutive patients scheduled for screening colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

* Inflammatory bowel disease * Cancer * Pregnancy * Inability to obtain informed consent * Prothrombin time \< 50% of control * Partial thromboplastin time \> 50 seconds

Outcome results