A Trial Comparing Bowel Preparation and Patient Tolerability of Miralax Versus Golytely

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2010-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

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.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
• Treatments: Polyethylene glycol 3350

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• average risk screening for colon cancer

Exclusion Criteria:

• subjects with a history of constipation