Efficacy and Safety of Polyethylene Glycol Compared With Sodium Picosulphate for Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy

N/AUnknownNCT01093274

Rabin Medical Center200 enrolled

Overview

Patients intended for ambulatory colonoscopy will be randomized into 2 groups

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Bowel Preparation

Interventions

Sodium PicosulphateDRUG

2 Sachets

Polyethylene GlycolDRUG

3 Liters solution

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ambulatory patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy * Age 18-80 Exclusion Criteria: * Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine ≥2.0 mg/dl) * Symptomatic congestive heart failure * Recent myocardial infarction

Locations (1)

Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital

Petah Tikva, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Percentage of patients requiring repeat colonoscopy because of poor preparation

Quality of preparation: good, moderate, poor

Time frame: quality of preparation will be assessed during colonoscopy

Secondary Outcomes

Patient's satisfaction as measured by questionnaire and willingness to repeat same preparation on future examination

Patient satisfaction on questionnaire referring to taste, compliance with protocol, side effects, willingness to repeat preparation.

Time frame: Questionnaire will be filled before colonoscopy

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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