Effect of Use of Straw on Tolerability and Quality of Split Dose 4l-PEG Preparation

Yale University20 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients drinking their bowel preparation solution with a straw will have improved tolerability for ingestion of their bowel preparation solution and achieve a higher bowel preparation quality score than patients drinking their bowel preparation solution without a straw.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Colon Cancer

Interventions

StrawOTHER

Bowel preparation ingestion with a straw

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 y/o scheduled for elective outpatient colonoscopy Exclusion Criteria: * History of colonic surgery, Contra-indication for preparation (PEG solution), History of inflammatory bowel disease

Locations (1)

Section of Digestive Diseases, Temple Medical Center

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Bowel preparation quality

Bowel preparation quality will be measured using a validated scoring system (Boston Bowel Preparation Score) for bowel preparation

Time frame: 1 day

Secondary Outcomes

Tolerability will be measured by subjective survey including a 5-point scale and a visual analog scale filled by the subjects the day of the colonoscopy

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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