Comparison of Adenoma Detection Miss Rates at Colonoscopy Associated With Different Withdrawal Times

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT01802008

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

The objective of this study is to determine the optimal withdrawal time for colonoscopy. A 6-minute withdrawal time is currently the standard of care but has only been evaluated in an observational fashion. The investigators believe that this should be validated in a standardized fashion. If the benefits of a 6 minute withdrawal are proven in this study (ie a low polyp/adenoma miss rate and a high polyp/adenoma detection rate), then this will support widespread adoption of a 6 minute withdrawal as the standard of care. This in turn may decrease the occurence of 'interval colon cancers', which are early colon cancers arising in subjects despite their having undergone colonoscopy. Our hypothesis is that the polyp/adenoma detection rate will be unacceptably low and the polyp/adenoma miss rate will be unacceptably high in the 3-minute withdrawal group when compared to the 6-minute withdrawal group.

Official Title

Comparison of Adenoma Detection and Miss Rates at Colonoscopy Associated With a Six-minute Withdrawal Time vs a Three-minute Withdrawal Time

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. - Age > 18 - Already scheduled for colonoscopy
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. - Age < 18 - Pregnant women - Mentally disabled - Decisionally challenged - Cancer subjects - Healthy volunteers - Prisoners

Investigator(s)

Subhas Banerjee
Subhas Banerjee
Gastroenterologist, Therapeutic endoscopy specialist, Biliary specialist, Endoscopic ultrasound specialist
Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)