This study is to compare polyethylene glycol and sodium phosphate for colonic cleansing of colonoscopy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
586
All patients should receive dietary guidance, and eat a low-residue diet three days before colonoscopy. For polyethylene glycol group (group P): the day before colonoscopy, 750 mL (1 box) of polyethylene glycol solution should be drunk 2 hours after dinner; the other 1500 ml (2 boxes) of polyethylene glycol solution should be taken 4-6 hours before the examination. After oral laxatives were finished, 20 ml dimethicone would be taken orally as defoamer. All the enteroscopy should by performed by the same juniar clinician, and related indicators were recorded.
All patients should receive dietary guidance, and eat a low-residue diet three days before colonoscopy. For sodium phosphate group (group S), 750 mL (1 box) of sodium phosphate solution should be drunk 2 hours after dinner; and the other 750 mL (1 box) of sodium phosphate solution should be taken 4-6 hours before the examination. After oral laxatives were finished, 20 ml dimethicone would be taken orally as defoamer. All the enteroscopy should by performed by the same clinician, and related indicators were recorded.
the First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, China
Cleansing quality
The quality of colon cleansing was assessed by the endoscopist with Boston bowel preparation scale.
Time frame: during the procedure of colonoscopy
the duration of the procedure
time to cecal intubation and withdrawal time
Time frame: during the procedure of colonoscopy
patient tolerance
patient tolerance about oral laxatives.
Time frame: before the procedure of colonoscopy
the degree of difficulty of the procedure
6-point scale: extremely easy, easy, fairly easy, fairly difficult, difficult, extremely difficult
Time frame: at the end of the procedure of colonoscopy
polyps or other endoscopic lesions
For polyps or other endoscopic lesions, a histopathologic diagnosis was systematically obtained and recorded
Time frame: at the end of the procedure of colonoscopy
patient pain
(visual analog scale, 0-10).
Time frame: at the end of the procedure of colonoscopy
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