Effect of Simethicone on Screening Colonoscopy

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Adenoma Colon

In brief

This study is evaluating the effect of adding a high dose of simethicone to the standard polyethylene glycol preparation for screening colonoscopy in the quality of the preparation , adenoma detection rate and withdrawal times.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03119168

Run by

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

People needed

268

Starts

2017-03-15

Expected to finish

2019-04-10

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-05

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients between the ages of 30-80 scheduled for screening colonoscopy.
• Male and female patients
• Ambulatory patients
• Signed informed consent form

You may not qualify if…

• Previous colonic surgery
• Patient with mental/physical condition that impairs oral ingestion of preparation
• Allergy or hypersensitivity to simethicone
• Patients with limited mobility (bedridden patients)
• Patients with gastrointestinal obstruction
• Patients with gastroparesis

Where it is running

• Texas Tech university Health Sciences Center El Paso — El Paso, Texas, United States

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