Single Center Comparison of 4 FDA Approved, Commercially Available Bowel Purgatives for Colonoscopy
Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Patients Undergoing Screening or Surveillance Colonoscopy
In brief
This will be a 4-way comparison to prospectively evaluate the efficacy and patient tolerability of four commercially available bowel preparations among patients undergoing colonoscopy for screening and surveillance in a single tertiary academic medical center.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02124447
- Run by
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- People needed
- 0
- Starts
- 2014-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-07-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 years or greater
- Ability to understand and complete questionnaires
- Ability to speak and read English
- Willingness to participate in study
- Colonoscopy is being performed for routine screening (i.e. no prior personal history of polyps or cancer) or surveillance (i.e. follow up for a personal history of polyps) purposes
You may not qualify if…
- Previous bowel resection of any kind (small or large bowel)
- End stage renal disease (ESRD)
- Contraindication to bowel purgative
- Necessity for inpatient admission to receive bowel preparation for any reason
- Currently taking any narcotic/opiate pain or anticholinergic medication (since these may predispose to higher colon stool burden at baseline)
- Currently taking stool softeners (e.g. Miralax, Amitiza, Linzess, lactulose) or stimulant laxatives (e.g. Dulcolax)
- Subject did not follow appropriate dosing instructions for bowel purgative
- Colonoscopy is being performed to evaluate a clinical symptom such as rectal bleeding, constipation, abdominal pain, or diarrhea
- History of colon polyposis syndrome
- Personal history of inflammatory bowel disease
- History of inadequate colon preparation on any prior colonoscopies
- Patient is pregnant
Where it is running
- Froedtert Hospital & The Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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