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Last refreshed on: 8 August 2016
Main ID:  NCT02340065
Date of registration: 13/01/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Attikon Hospital
Public title: Endocuff-assisted vs. Standard Colonoscopy
Scientific title: Endocuff-assisted vs. Standard Colonoscopy: a Randomized, Back-to-Back Study
Date of first enrolment: January 2015
Target sample size: 200
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02340065
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Greece
Contacts
Name:     KONSTANTINOS TRIANTAFYLLOU, PROF
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Affiliation:  Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Attikon University General Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
Name:     DIMITRIOS POLYMEROS, MD
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Affiliation:  Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, Attikon University General Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- adults undergoing elective screening or surveillance colonoscopy

- symptomatic adults with indication for colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

- age<18 and > 80 years

- poor overall health (ASA III, IV)

- recent abdominal surgery

- presence of abdominal wall hernias

- active colitis

- previous bowel resection

- inflammatory bowel disease

- polyposis syndromes



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Colon Neoplasms
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Endocuff-assisted colonoscopy
Procedure: standard colonoscopy
Primary Outcome(s)
number and rate of missed adenomas [Time Frame: one week]
Secondary Outcome(s)
number of adenomas and adenoma detection rate in the right colon [Time Frame: one week]
number of polyps and polyp detection rate in the entire colon [Time Frame: one week]
number of adenomas and adenoma detection rate in the entire colon [Time Frame: one week]
intubation and withdrawal time [Time Frame: one week]
mean number of adenomas per procedure [Time Frame: one week]
colonoscopy completion (colonoscopy completion rate, reason for incomplete colonoscopy) [Time Frame: one week]
adverse events [Time Frame: one week]
endoscopist's satisfaction (quantified using a scale from 0 (not satisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied) [Time Frame: one week]
number of polyps and polyp detection rate in the right colon [Time Frame: one week]
Secondary ID(s)
ENDOCUFF-001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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