A Multicenter Single-blind Comparison Between Standard and Individualized Approach in Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study aims to compare a standard approach to bowel preparation for colonoscopy (using sodium picosulphate/magnesium citrate or 4lPEG) to an individualized approach where patients are assigned a specific regimen of either sodium picosulphate/magnesium citrate or 4lPEG depending on patient-related factors. The study aims to compare patient-related outcomes such as comfort levels during bowel cleansing and physician-related outcomes such as bowel prep quality in the two study groups.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Clinical Hospital Colentina
• Treatments: Citric Acid; Magnesium citrate; Picosulfate sodium

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all patients > 18 years of age undergoing elective colonoscopy on an outpatient basis

Exclusion Criteria:

• refusal to sign informed consent

• pregnancy

• advance kidney, liver or heart disease

• suspicion of malignant / benign stenosis of the digestive tract