Clinical trial · Interventional
RCT of Air Insufflation Versus Water Infusion Colonoscopy
A Randomized Controlled Comparison of Warm Water Infusion in Lieu of Air Insufflation vs. Air Insufflation for Aiding Colonoscopy Insertion in Sedated Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening and Surveillance.
NCT00785889CI-TRIAL-00001786completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Compared with the conventional (air) method, patients examined by the study (water) method have lower pain scores and require less medication but have similar cecal intubation rate and willingness to repeat future colonoscopy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| water infusion colonoscopy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Increments of medications used for sedation
- timeFrame
- duration of procedure
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- pain scores during colonoscopy
- timeFrame
- duration of procedure
- measure
- success with cecal intubation
- timeFrame
- during procedure
- measure
- willingness to repeat colonoscopy
- timeFrame
- after procedure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 45 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * healthy individual 50 years or older * eligible for colorectal cancer screening or surveillance Exclusion Criteria: * patients who do not understand or failed to sign informed consent
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDLeung JW, Mann S, Leung FW. Options for screening colonoscopy without sedation: a pilot study in United States veterans. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Aug 15;26(4):627-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03404.x. PMID 17661766
- BACKGROUNDLeung FW. Water-related techniques for performance of colonoscopy. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Nov;53(11):2847-50. doi: 10.1007/s10620-008-0259-1. Epub 2008 May 7. PMID 18461455
- BACKGROUNDLeung FW, Aharonian HS, Guth PH, Chu SK, Nguyen BD, Simpson P. Involvement of trainees in routine unsedated colonoscopy: review of a pilot experience. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Apr;67(4):718-22. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.11.040. PMID 18374030
- DERIVEDLeung JW, Mann SK, Siao-Salera R, Ransibrahmanakul K, Lim B, Cabrera H, Canete W, Barredo P, Gutierrez R, Leung FW. A randomized, controlled comparison of warm water infusion in lieu of air insufflation versus air insufflation for aiding colonoscopy insertion in sedated patients undergoing colorectal cancer screening and surveillance. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Sep;70(3):505-10. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.12.253. Epub 2009 Jun 24. PMID 19555938