Use of Peppermint Oil During Screening Colonoscopy to Improve Visibility
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Enhancement of the ADR During Colonoscopy
In brief
The investigators hypothesize that spraying peppermint oil containing L-menthol onto the colonic mucosa during colonoscopy will relax smooth muscle allowing better colonic visualization.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03286764
- Run by
- Mayo Clinic
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2016-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-09-10
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-04-03
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Screening colonoscopy
- Age 50 years and older
- Able to give consent
You may not qualify if…
- No consent obtained or adult lacking capacity to consent
- Do not reach cecum on colonoscopy
- Renal impairment (defined as CrCl <30 ml/min)
- Allergy to study peppermint oil solution
- History of colon resection
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Known colorectal neoplasia
- Non-correctable coagulopathy
- Pregnancy or lactating
- Prisoners
Where it is running
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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