The investigators' null hypothesis is that a withdrawal time of 9 to 10 minutes is non-inferior to a withdrawal time of 12 minutes or greater. Thus, the goal of this tandem design trial is to compare the additional diagnostic yield (# of missed lesions) for withdrawal times exceeding 10 minutes for screening/surveillance colonoscopies. Although withdrawal times longer than the standard 6-minute recommendation have been shown to be beneficial, there is limited prospective evidence investigating the benefit or lack thereof for withdrawal times greater than 9-10 minutes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
Withdrawal time will be determined using a digital stopwatch by the nursing staff.
Withdrawal time will be determined using a digital stopwatch by the nursing staff.
Withdrawal time will be determined using a digital stopwatch by the nursing staff.
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Miss rate of polyps
* Miss rate = missed polyps/missed polyps + polyps found during 1st exam * Polyps is defined as adenomas and sessile serrated adenomas (SSA)
Time frame: Time of colonoscopy (day 1)
Miss rate of advanced adenomas
* Miss rate = missed advanced adenomas/missed advanced adenomas + advanced adenomas found during 1st exam * Advanced adenoma defined as a polyp ≥ 10mm, adenomas with high-grade dysplasia or villous architecture, serrated lesions with dysplasia, or traditional serrated adenomas
Time frame: Time of colonoscopy (day 1)
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