Carbon Dioxide Insufflation (CO2) and Warm Water Infusion (WWI) Versus Standard Air Insufflation (AI) for Unsedated Colonoscopy

Valduce Hospital341 enrolled

Overview

Due to the increasing demand for colonoscopy in clinical practice, great interest has recently renewed for unsedated colonoscopy. Both Carbon dioxide Insufflation (CO2) and Warm Water Infusion (WWI) have been advocated to improve patient tolerance for colonoscopy as compared to standard Air Insufflation (AI). This study is aimed at evaluating the performance of the above techniques versus AI in unsedated patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

341

Conditions

Warm Water CO2 Colonoscopy Unsedated Colonoscopy

Interventions

CO2PROCEDURE

CO2 insufflation

Warm waterPROCEDURE

warm water irrigation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria * adult outpatients willing to undergo colonoscopy without routine initial sedation Exclusion Criteria: * refuse to initiate colonoscopy without routine sedation * inadequate bowel preparation * incapacity to give informed consent

Locations (1)

Valduce Hospital - Gastroenterology Department

Como, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of patients undergoing complete unsedated colonoscopy

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

evaluation of pain and tolerability scores

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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