Efficacy and Safety of Oral Sulfate Solution on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Changhai Hospital348 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate whether oral sulfate solution used for colon cleaning in adults prior to colonoscopy was not inferior to 3-liter polyethylene glycol in the proportion of subjects with BBPS score (total colon) ≥6 after colonoscopy

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is the most widely used laxative at present, but volume of oral PEG liquid is large and the taste of PEG is not good, so some patients could not take enough laxative to complete bowel preparation. Oral sulfate solution containing sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and potassium sulfate as active ingredients was developed as osmotic laxative for bowel cleansing preparation. The OSS works on the principle that sulfate is a poorly absorbed anion. Compared to traditional magnesium sulfate solution, OSS not only tastes better, but also reduces the occurrence of electrolyte disturbances.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

348

Conditions

Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Interventions

Oral sulfate solution (OSS)DRUG

OSS contained 17.5 g sodium sulfate, 3.13 g potassium sulfate, 1.6 g magnesium sulfate, and flavoring agents in an aqueous liquid form supplied in a 177 mL bottle. Take 177ml sodium, potassium and magnesium sulfates oral solution (diluted to 480ml) within 30 minutes 14-16 hours before colonoscopy, followed by two doses of 480ml warm water within 1 hour; Repeat the procedure 3-4 hours before colonoscopy.

Polyethylene Glycol ElectrolyteDRUG

Take 1000 ml polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution within 1 hour at 8 p.m. the day before colonoscopy; take 2000 ml polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution within 2 hour 4-6 hours before colonoscopy.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Voluntarily participate and sign informed consent; * Scheduling screening, surveillance, and diagnostic colonoscopy; * Necessary body fluid and blood electrolyte balance (the test values of potassium, sodium, chlorine, calcium and magnesium in blood biochemistry during screening period should not exceed 10% of the normal range). Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who used drugs that affect gastrointestinal dynamics, affect kidney function, or increase the risk of fluid retention or electrolyte disorders within 7 days before the start of the trial; * Subjects with serious cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases, bronchial and lung diseases, suffering from metabolic disease or endocrine disease, abnormal blood clotting mechanism, malignant tumor, electrolyte abnormalities, epilepsy, Renal or liver dysfunction; * Subjects with confirmed or suspected gastrointestinal obstruction, gastric retention, gastroparesis, gastric emptying disorder or acute gastrointestinal bleeding; * Subjects with acute severe colitis (such as active severe inflammatory bowel disease, acute bacterial dysentery, diverticulitis, etc.); * Subjects with a history of major gastrointestinal surgery (e.g. gastric bypass, gastric septal surgery, colostomy, colectomy, etc.); * Subjects with constipation or suspected severe gastric motility disorder; * Women with positive pregnancy tests or pregnancy plans, and women in lactation; * Subjects who have participated in any other clinical trials within the last 3 months; * Subjects with any other conditions that the investigator considered inappropriate for inclusion.

Locations (1)

Changhai Hospital

Shanghai, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Bowel preparation adequate rate

Proportion of subjects with total Boston bowel preparation scale (BBPS) score (total colon) ≥6.

Time frame: 30 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Boston bowel preparation scale (BBPS) score

The BBPS scoring rules: 0, unprepared colon segment with mucosa not seen because of solid stool that cannot be cleared; 1, portion of mucosa of the colon segment seen, but other areas of the colon segment are not well seen because of staining, residual stool, and/or opaque liquid; 2, minor amount of residual staining, small fragments of stool, and/or opaque liquid, but mucosa of colon segment is seen well; 3, entire mucosa of colon segment seen well, with no residual staining, small fragments of stool, or opaque liquid. the higher the score, the better the quality of bowel preparation. 3 intestinal segments were scored separately: the right side of the colon (including the cecum and ascending colon), the transverse section of the colon (including the hepatic and splenic flexures), and the left side of the colon (including the descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum). Total BBPS score (0-9, the higher the score, the better the quality of bowel preparation).

Time frame: 30 minutes

Acceptability of laxatives by questionnaire survey

The proportion of people who accept the laxative. Level I: the laxative has good taste and is easy to take; the intestinal clearing fluid is drunk smoothly; the intestinal preparation process is easily tolerated; Level II: The laxative has a general taste and is easy to take. The intestinal fluid is basically drunk on time, and the intestinal preparation process is barely tolerated; Level III: unacceptable laxative taste, difficult to take medicine, unable to drink the clear bowel fluid on time, intolerable bowel preparation process, refuse similar experience in the future. Under level I and Level II, the laxative was considered to be acceptable. Under level III, the laxative was considered not to be acceptable.

Time frame: 12 hours

Colonoscopy completion rate

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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