The purpose of this investigation is to compare 3 versions of MiraLAX/Gatorade, MoviPrep and SUPREP to see which preparation cleanses the colon best and which preparation is best tolerated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
1,079
Gastroenterology Services
Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
Chicago Bowel Preparation Scale
The quality of the colon preparation as graded using our new Chicago Bowel Preparation Scale (BPS) (Adventist Midwest Region Institutional Review Board, AMH 2010-01-80; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01063049). Chicago BPS total score is ranges from 0 (very poor) to 36 (outstanding). Modified Chicago BPS total score is ranges from 0 (very poor) to 33 (outstanding). Chicago BPS Fluid score is ranges from 0 (dry) to 3 (wet).
Time frame: At completion of colonoscopy - day 1
Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
The quality of the colon preparation as graded using Boston Bowel Preparation total scores is range from 0 (very poor) to 9 (outstanding).
Time frame: At completion of colonoscopy - day 1
Adequate/Inadequate Scale
The cleanliness of the colon as rated by the gastroenterologist using an adequate/inadequate scale where an adequate preparation is defined as being able to see at least 95% of the mucosa of the colon after washing and suctioning; otherwise, the preparation is rated as inadequate.
Time frame: At completion of colonoscopy - day 1
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SUPREP consumed as described in each arm.