Prone Versus Left-sided Colonoscopy in Obese Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01616602

Enrollment

100

Registered

2012-06-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2012-06-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obese

Keywords

patients, presenting, elective, colonoscopy.

Brief summary

For obese patients, a randomized trial aimed at determining whether colonoscopy performance and patient comfort is improved if a patient is in the prone position (lay on their abdomen) versus the traditional left-sided position.

Interventions

OTHERProne Position

Patients were asked to lay on their abdomen for their elective colonoscopy.

OTHERStandard Position

The traditional left-lateral decubitus position

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* BMI \>30kg/m2 * Elective Colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with prior colonic resection, strictures, or known colonic or intra-abdominal malignancy. * Patients who are scheduled to have monitored or general anesthesia for their procedure. * Emergency colonoscopy * Inadequate preparation of the colon as assessed during colonoscopy

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026