Overview

Effect of Simethicone on Screening Colonoscopy

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2019-04-10

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

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.

Phase:

Phase 4

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

Treatments:

Pharmaceutical Solutions
Simethicone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients between the ages of 30-80 scheduled for screening colonoscopy.

2. Male and female patients

3. Ambulatory patients

4. Signed informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous colonic surgery

2. Patient with mental/physical condition that impairs oral ingestion of preparation

3. Allergy or hypersensitivity to simethicone

4. Patients with limited mobility (bedridden patients)

5. Patients with gastrointestinal obstruction

6. Patients with gastroparesis