N/A
N=144
Left Lateral Position Versus Supine Position in Colonoscopy
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06664762 ↗Enrolled (actual)
144
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Time to Cecal Intubation. — 310; 306 Seconds
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Left lateral position intervention (Behavioral); Supine position intervention (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
- Primary completion
- Jul 2025
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Time to Cecal Intubation. |
310; 306 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With at Least One Adenoma Detected During Colonoscopy |
22; 30 | — |
Summary
Currently, colonoscopy is a minimally invasive method that can be used as a diagnostic and therapeutic method by endoscopists, gastroenterologists and coloproctologists. Due to the importance and big impact this method has, it is necessary to both optimize its efficiency, and improve its quality, which is one of the main objectives of this protocol.
By observing which position its faster and which one also results in fewer complications when performing a colonoscopy without reducing its performance and following all the internationally established quality standards regarding colonoscoscopy.
The risk of this protocol implies a risk no greater than the minumum the procedure itself has, and does not generate extra cost for all of the patients subjected to this protocol.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with indication for colonoscopy in our coloproctology service
- Both women and men
- Patients within an age range of 18-79 years
- Patients who agree having a colonoscopy and who sign the informed consent to participate in the protocol
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients under 18 or over 80 years old
- All patients that won´t like to participate in the protocol or won´t sign the informed consent
- Pregnant women
- Patients with a medical record of colonic resection, ostomy status, severe cardiopulmonary and renal diseases, major psychiatric disorders, therapeutic colonoscopy or any contraindications for colonoscopy
- Non compliance with the colonic preparation regimen
- Active bleeding during the procedure
- Patients with a known diagnosis of colorectal cancer
- Patients with class III obesity
Elimination criteria:
- Boston score <6 for colonic preparation
- Patients with a colonic lesion that makes it difficult to pass the colonoscope
- Patients with insufficient sedation that requires the procedure to stop temporarily
- Bowel perforation during colonoscopy
- Inability to reach the cecum despite loop reduction maneuvers
- Indication to suspend the study given by the anesthesiologist
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06664762). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.