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Hoi-Poh Tee¹, Crispin Corte, Hamdan Al-Ghamdi

¹Gastroenterology Unit, Medical Department, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Jalan Tanah Putih, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. drhptee@gmail.com

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Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Endoscopy
Medical Device Technology

Background:

Colonoscopy is a crucial diagnostic and therapeutic tool.
Improving cecal intubation time and polyp detection rate are key goals in colonoscopy.
Cap-assisted colonoscopy (CAC) is a modification aimed at enhancing standard colonoscopy (SC).

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the efficacy of cap-fitted colonoscopy compared to standard colonoscopy.
To determine if CAC significantly improves cecal intubation time.
To assess whether CAC enhances the polyp detection rate.

Main Methods:

A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted with 400 participants (200 in SC group, 200 in CAC group).
The primary endpoint was cecal intubation time; the secondary endpoint was polyp detection rate.
Independent predictors for faster cecal time and better polyp detection were analyzed.

Main Results:

No significant difference was observed in cecal intubation rate (96.0% vs 97.0%) or time (9.94 min vs 10.34 min) between CAC and SC groups.
Polyp detection rates were also similar between the groups (32.8% vs 31.3%).
Multivariate analysis identified factors like consultant performance and bowel preparation quality as determinants of faster cecal time, and older age and specific procedural factors for polyp detection.

Conclusions:

Cap-assisted colonoscopy (CAC) does not offer a significant advantage over standard colonoscopy (SC) in terms of cecal intubation time.
CAC did not demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in polyp detection rates compared to SC.
Factors other than the use of a cap appear to be more influential in optimizing colonoscopy outcomes.