Pico-Salax Colonic Preparation Study: Quantifying Electrolyte and Volume Status Changes

Queen's University20 enrolled

Overview

Twenty adult volunteers will be administered Pico-Salax in the usual fashion for colonoscopy with intense monitoring of serum and urine chemistry and hemodynamics.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hemodynamics Hyponatremia

Interventions

Pico-SalaxDRUG

Two sachets of Pico-Salax given 5 hours apart

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy volunteers older than 45 Exclusion Criteria: * impaired renal function * congestive heart failure ascites known electrolyte abnormalities

Locations (1)

Hotel Dieu Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

serum electrolytes

Time frame: 48 hours

patient hemodynamics

Time frame: 48 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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