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

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Colon Cancer

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02317731

Run by

Yale University

People needed

20

Starts

2014-12-01

Expected to finish

2015-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients over 18 y/o scheduled for elective outpatient colonoscopy

You may not qualify if…

• History of colonic surgery, Contra-indication for preparation (PEG solution), History of inflammatory bowel disease

Where it is running

• Section of Digestive Diseases, Temple Medical Center — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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