The purpose of this study is to compare Nulytely (or Trilyte) with a Gatorade and Miralax combination for cleaning out the colon before colonoscopy. A laxative pill called Bisacodyl may also be used with the Gatorade and Miralax to see if it helps with the clean out process. We are trying to find out if either of these methods is more acceptable to the patient and does a better job cleaning out the colon for a colonoscopy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
600
Gatorade 64 oz (1/2 gallon), Miralax 306 g to be consumed the day before your colonoscopy as follows: Miralax 51 g at 12 noon. Gatorade 64 oz mixed with Miralax 255 g from about 5 PM to 9 PM.
Nulytely (or Trilyte) 128 oz (1 gallon) to be consumed from about 5 PM to 9 PM the night before the colonoscopy.
Bisacodyl 10 mg (two 5 mg pills) to be consumed the day before the colonoscopy at 12 noon.
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Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
The Quality of the Colon Preparation Will be Graded Using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
The Boston Bowel Preparation Scale measures cleanliness of the colon on a scale of 0 (very poor) to 9 (excellent).
Time frame: After Colonoscopy
The Ottawa Scale for Colonoscopy Preparation Will be Reported and Compared Among the 3 Groups to Allow for Comparisons to Some of the Older Literature
Ottawa scale measures colon cleanliness on a scale from 14 (very poor) to 0 (excellent).
Time frame: After Colonoscopy
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Placebo (two 0.4 mg folic acid pills) to be consumed the day before the colonoscopy