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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 45 years and older; 2. Scheduled for colonoscopy for on of the following indications: polyp surveillance, changed bowel habits and/or bloody stools or bowel complaints, FOBT+ screening, positive family history for CRC, abdominal pain; 3. Signed written informed consent; 4. ASA class I or II.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Polyposis syndromes; 2. Inflammatory bowel disease (active disease or surveillance); 3. Previous partial colonic resection; 4. Known diverticulosis; 5. Colonoscopy after polyp detection with CT-colonography; 6. Known colonic stricture; 7. Any acute indication for colonoscopy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Mean number of adenomas per patient; 2. Adenoma detection rate (percentage of colonoscopies where at least one adenoma is found). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Polyp detection rate & number of polyps per patient; 2. Flat adenoma detection rate; 3. Polyp retrieval rate; 4. Cecal intubation rate and cecal intubation time; 5. Discomfort during the procedure using the Gloucester Comfort scale; 6. Subjective difficulty of the procedure as assessed by the endoscopist; 7. Complication rate. | — |
Contacts
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