Flavoring Oral Contrast for MR Enterography

University of Minnesota

Overview

To determine if patient satisfaction, participation, and image quality improves with flavored oral contrast for MR enterography.

Volumen is an oral contrast agent used in MR imaging of the bowel. It has an unpleasant taste which makes it difficult for pediatric patients, especially sick pediatric patients, to drink. There are other contrast materials used in the department that are flavored to improved patient participation. The investigators hope to determine a way to flavor Volumen to improve patient participation. In doing so, the investigators hope to also improve patient satisfaction as well as imaging quality.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Taste, Altered

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * pediatric patients having a MR enterography Exclusion Criteria: * sedated patients

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the number of patients that prefer flavored contrast

the number of patients that prefer flavored contrast will be evaluated by a questionaire

Time frame: one year

bowel diameter measurements on MR Enterography

bowel diameter measurements will be made by two radiologists on MR Enterography

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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