Comparison of Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy in Terms of Pain, Acceptance and Procedure Time
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00302679 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified February 2006 by National Taiwan University Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: March 14, 2006
Last Update Posted
: March 14, 2006
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According to experience in a self-payed health check-up center,unsedated total colonoscopy is not inferior or may be better than unsedated sigmoidoscopy in terms of pain and patients' acceptance.
Hypothesis: Unsedated total colonoscopy is not inferior to unsedated sigmoidoscopy in terms of pain and patients' acceptance.
Condition or disease |
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Pain |
Study Type : | Observational |
Enrollment : | 400 participants |
Observational Model: | Defined Population |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Comparison of Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy in Terms of Pain, Acceptance and Procedure Time |
Study Start Date : | January 2006 |
Study Completion Date : | June 2006 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who undergo self-payed unsedated colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy for colon cancer screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Difficulty in assessing pain during the procedure and acceptance for the procedure

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00302679
Contact: Wei Chih Liao, MD | 886-2-23123456 ext 3356 | david.ntuh@msa.hinet.net |
Taiwan | |
National Taiwan University Hospital | Recruiting |
Taipei, Taiwan, 100 |
Principal Investigator: | Wei Chih Liao, MD | National Taiwan University Hospital |
Publications:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00302679 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
9461701245 |
First Posted: | March 14, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 14, 2006 |
Last Verified: | February 2006 |
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
Colonoscopy Sigmoidoscopy Colon cancer screening Pain Screening |