Status:

COMPLETED

Retroflexion In The Ascending Colon Is A Costless Endoscopic Maneuver Increasing Adenoma Detection Rate

Lead Sponsor:

Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece

Conditions:

Colonoscopy

Adenoma Detection Rate

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Missing polyps during colonoscopy is considered an important factor for interval cancer appearance especially in the ascending colon (AC). Aim of the study: To evaluate the contribution of retroflexio...

Detailed Description

We prospectively evaluated for polyp detection in the ascending colon a cohort of consecutive patients addressed (intended) for complete colonoscopy in Alexandra University Hospital, Athens, Greece fo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients older than 18 years
  • Patients with a complete colonoscopy
  • Patients with indication for colonoscopy of CRC screening, post-polypectomy surveillance or diagnostic assessment

Exclusion

  • patients with previous colectomy or an abdominal surgery in the last 6 months
  • patients with polyposis syndromes
  • patients inflammatory bowel diseases
  • patients unfit for polypectomy
  • if the polyp specimen was not retrieved for histology

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

655 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04086706

Start Date

June 1 2017

End Date

June 30 2018

Last Update

September 13 2019

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Alexandra General Hospital

Athens, Greece, 11528