A Trial Comparing Bowel Preparation and Patient Tolerability of Miralax Versus Golytely
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2010-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Prior to colonoscopies, the colon is cleansed using a laxative. Golytely is approved by the
FDA for this purpose. Another laxative, called MiraLax, is approved by the FDA to relieve
constipation, but it is not approved specifically for preparation for a colonoscopy.
Nonetheless, it is commonly used in clinical practice for this purpose, just as is Golytely.
The purpose of this study is to compare Golytely and MiraLax in two ways: to see whether one
is better tolerated by patients than the other and to see whether one more effectively
cleanses the bowel than the other. The investigators' hypothesis is that these 2 bowel
preparation methods are equally effective in bowel cleansing, but that patients prefer
Miralax to Golytely.