Moviprep® Versus Fleet Phospho-Soda® (Golden Standard): A Study That Compared Two Laxatives on Patients Undergoing Colo-Rectal Cleansing Prior to an Abdominal Operation

University Hospital, Ghent40 enrolled

Overview

The patients are assigned by randomisation on one of the two laxatives. After cleansing they have to fill in an evaluation form to report their findings and difficulties. Also the surgeon will be asked to fill in a score-form to report all details concerning the bowel preparation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Colorectal Cleansing Prior Operation

Interventions

Moviprep®DRUG

use of Moviprep®

FleetDRUG

Use of Fleet

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women * Older than 18 * Informed consent signed * Mode of surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Renal disease * Heart failure * Dehydration * Abdominal obstruction * Abdominal perforation * Abdominal paralysis * Toxic megacolon

Locations (1)

University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

colorectal cleansing

Time frame: prior operation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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