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NCT Number: NCT01923155

Safety & Effectiveness of Nurse Performed Colonoscopies Under Supervision

There is no theoretical or practical reason why non-medical personnel such as nurses could not be trained to perform diagnostic colonoscopy with comparable proficiency as medical endoscopists. Nurse endoscopists have been widely accepted in the United Kingdom for the past 15 years as a valuable resource to cope with the increasing demand for endoscopic service, in particular diagnostic colonoscopy for colorectal screening. A pilot study performed in Hong Kong in 2008 has shown that endoscopy nurses can be trained to perform diagnostic endoscopy safely and reliably. This study aims to demonstrate that properly trained nurse endoscopists have a comparable proficiency in performing colonoscopy procedures as their medical counterparts.

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Key information

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Colonic Diseases Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Rectal Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Combined Endoscopy Unit, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital

Tai Po, Hong Kong

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 1. Subjects receiving screening colonoscopy
  • 2. Age ≥ 18
  • 3. Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • 1. Subjects have undergone colonoscopy in the past 5 years
  • 2. Patients with prior colorectal surgery
  • 3. Subjects with a personal history of inflammatory bowel disease, colon adenoma or cancer or family history of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis or Familial non-polyposis syndrome
  • 4. Pregnant or lactating women
  • 5. Lack of consent

Treatment and study plan

colonoscopy

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Adenoma detection rate

    Time frame: Up to 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cecal intubation RATE

    Time frame: Up to 3 months

  2. Withdrawal time

    Time frame: Up to 3 months

  3. Complication rate

    Time frame: Up to 3 months

  4. Patients pain score

    Time frame: Up to 3 months

  5. Patients overall satisfactory score

    Time frame: Up to 3 months

  6. Cecal intubation TIME

    Time frame: up to 3 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Safety & Effectiveness of Nurse Performed Colonoscopies Under Supervision: A Randomized Controlled Study in Asia (NE Study)

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Aug 15, 2013
Registry last updated
Aug 15, 2013

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