Use of Goggle Balloon to Improve Cecal Intubation During Colonoscopy

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02359409

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-10

Start date

2014-07-31

Completion date

2017-03-28

Last updated

2017-04-28

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Conditions

Redundant Colon

Brief summary

This study aims to look if use of goggle balloon can help to complete colonoscopy in patients with very redundant colons.

Detailed description

About 5% of colonoscopies are technically difficult because the colon is elongated or redundant. There is an increased risk of the colonoscope not reaching the cecum in these cases. One solution to this is to try to keep the colon shorter by not insufflating it with gas. In order to achieve that, in these cases the investigators typically fill the colon with water, which does not distend the colon as much. Another technique, which can improve visualization, is to use a device called the goggle balloon. This is a small balloon filled with a few mL of water which fits over the end of the colonoscope and pushes the colonic mucosa away from the end of the scope so that the luminal direction can be visualized with minimal insufflation. In patients with normal colons, the goggle balloon can be used to insert the colonoscope to the cecum with virtually no air or water filling. We aim to study if the goggle balloon can be used to help complete the colonoscopy in patients with redundant colons.

Interventions

DEVICEgoggle balloon

Colonoscopy will be performed using the water immersion technique.

OTHERwater immersion only

Colonoscopy will be performed using a goggle balloon at the tip of the scope with water immersion technique.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Referral for incomplete colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

Known stricture or narrowing of the colon, prior colon resection

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
number of subjects with complete colonoscopy in each arm	2 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to cecal intubation in each arm	2 years

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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