Prone Versus Left-sided Colonoscopy in Obese Patients

Dallas VA Medical Center100 enrolled

Overview

For obese patients, a randomized trial aimed at determining whether colonoscopy performance and patient comfort is improved if a patient is in the prone position (lay on their abdomen) versus the traditional left-sided position.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Obese

Interventions

Prone PositionOTHER

Patients were asked to lay on their abdomen for their elective colonoscopy.

Standard PositionOTHER

The traditional left-lateral decubitus position

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI \>30kg/m2 * Elective Colonoscopy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with prior colonic resection, strictures, or known colonic or intra-abdominal malignancy. * Patients who are scheduled to have monitored or general anesthesia for their procedure. * Emergency colonoscopy * Inadequate preparation of the colon as assessed during colonoscopy

Locations (1)

Dallas VA Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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