Futility

The investigators' null hypothesis is that a withdrawal time of 9 to 10 minutes is non-inferior to a withdrawal time of 12 minutes or greater. Thus, the goal of this tandem design trial is to compare the additional diagnostic yield (# of missed lesions) for withdrawal times exceeding 10 minutes for screening/surveillance colonoscopies. Although withdrawal times longer than the standard 6-minute recommendation have been shown to be beneficial, there is limited prospective evidence investigating the benefit or lack thereof for withdrawal times greater than 9-10 minutes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be between the ages of 18 and 75 years
• Must be a patient undergoing screening or surveillance colonoscopy
• Must be able to understand and willing to sign an IRB-approved written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to provide informed consent.
• Personal history of colorectal cancer (CRC)
• Personal history of colon surgery or colon resection
• Personal history of Inflammatory bowel disease
• Personal history of familial polyposis
• Current pregnancy
• Active GI bleeding
• Colonoscopy exams where the cecum cannot be reached (randomization will occur after cecum is reached).

Individual participant data that underline the results reported, after deidentification.

Immediately following publication without an end date

Anyone who wishes to access the data.