Recruiting

Lateral Decubitus Positioning

Sponsor:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Code:

NCT03355495

Conditions

Colonic Adenoma

Colonic Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Colonoscopy - Position Change

Study Details

Brief summary:

Colonoscopy continues to be the gold standard in detecting precancerous lesions in the colon. It relies on adequate visualization of the bowel wall to see and remove such lesions. Visualization is improved with luminal distention, and a multitude of studies have been done to determine ways to increase this luminal distention. The investigators theorize that positioning in the Right Lateral Decubitus rather than the Left Lateral Decubitus may be a cost free method to increase luminal distention and, hence, improve visualization in colonoscopy. In the Right Lateral Decubitus position, the sigmoid colon and cecum - both parts of the bowel that are not fixed - air used during colonoscopy will rise in a dependent fashion, increasing luminal distention. In the left lateral decubitus position, the bowel collapses, creating an often difficult area to maneuver and visualize. The investigators would like to compare both positions to determine if it affects outcomes in colonoscopy. In particular, cecal intubation rates and adenoma detection rates.

Conditions

Colonic Adenoma

Colonic Cancer

Study ID

NCT03355495

Start date

Mar 1, 2019

Status verified date

Apr, 2022

Completion date

Jun 30, 2023

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2023

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients 18 years of age or older presenting for their scheduled colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous bowel resection
  • Unable to stay in either the right or left lateral decubitus position, due to pre-existing musculoskeletal problems, previous hip surgery, etc.
  • Refusal to participate
  • Inability to provide informed consent

Study Design

Enrollment

172 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Screening

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Left Lateral Decubitus Position

Gold standard positioning for colonoscopy

active comparator: Right Lateral Decubitus Position

Comparing positioning in Right Lateral Decubitus (intervention) for visualization in colonoscopy to the gold standard of Left Lateral Decubitus.

Interventions

Colonoscopy - Position Change

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting precancerous lesions. We are proposing that changing positions will provide better visualization for detecting such lesions. We will test our intervention of patients positioned in the Right Lateral Decubitus Position to the gold standard of Left Lateral Decubitus Positioning, hypothesizing better visualization in the right lateral decubitus position.

Primary outcome measure

  • Decrease in Cecal Intubation Time [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Alison M Greene, Medicine

709 693 7334amgreene@mun.ca

Locations

Health Sciences Centre

Recruiting

Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B3V6

Contacts

Alison M Greene, MD

7096937334

More Information

Sponsor

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Last update posted

Apr 5, 2022

Last verified

Apr, 2022

Keywords

  • Colonoscopy
  • Cecal Intubation Rate

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial University of Newfoundland on 2022-04-05.