Independent directory Public ClinicalTrials.gov records United States
ClinicalTrials.gov record
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Prospective RCT Of Water Exchange (WE) vs. WE Plus Cap-Assisted Colonoscopy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03160859

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03160859. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.

ClinicalTrials.gov public records Last synced Sep 3, 2026, 2:28 AM EDT

Data is sourced from official ClinicalTrials.gov public API records. Always review the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for the latest information.

Official title

Prospective RCT of Water Exchange (WE) vs. WE Plus Cap-Assisted Colonoscopy

Brief summary

Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.

This is a study to compare two different, but normally, used methods of colonoscopy in patients undergoing colonoscopy without sedation. There will be two arms in this study: WE (water exchange) control, and WE (water exchange) plus cap (placed at tip of the colonoscope). The patient will prepare himself/herself for the colonoscopy as per normal instructions and he/she will be given the information for the study at that time so that he/she can make a decision to participate in the study. The control method will use water instead of air during insertion of the colonoscope. The study method will use a cap that will fit onto the end of the colonoscope plus water during insertion of the colonoscope. This study will assess if the study method is less painful than the control method.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03160859
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
280 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
50 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jun 7, 2018
Primary completion
Oct 27, 2022
Completion
Oct 27, 2022
Last update posted
Dec 11, 2023

2018 – 2022

United States locations

U.S. sites
3
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
3
Facility City State ZIP Site status
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto California 94304-1290
VA Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA Sacramento California 95655
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda, CA Sepulveda California 91343

Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.

About this trial record page

What this page shows
Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03160859, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
What this page does not do
No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
Where the data comes from
Sourced from the official ClinicalTrials.gov public API. The official record is the source of truth.
Last refresh
Last update posted Dec 11, 2023 · Synced Sep 3, 2026

Related: full search, browse by condition, browse by drug or therapy, browse by sponsor, browse by U.S. city.

Open the official record

The complete protocol, eligibility criteria, and contact information for NCT03160859 live on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View official ClinicalTrials.gov record →