The purpose of this study to to see how well Miralax (PEG-3350) and Gatorade cleans the colon before a colonoscopy and how easy it is to take compared to Golytely (PEG-ELS) bowel preparation solution. Another purpose is to see if taking half of the bowel preparation solution on the evening before the colonoscopy and half on the morning of the colonoscopy will result in a cleaner colon than taking all of the bowel preparation solution on the evening before.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
400
4L consumed evening before colonoscopy
2L consumed on the evening before and 2L consumed on the morning of Colonoscopy
238g of PEG-3350 (Miralax) mixed with 2L of Gatorade consumed on the evening before colonoscopy
1L of PEG-3350 + Gatorade consumed on the evening before and 1L of PEG-3350 + Gatorade consumed on the morning of Colonoscopy
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Long Beach, California, United States
RECRUITINGQuality of bowel prepreparation/cleanliness scored using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
Time frame: two years
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