Optimisation and Performance of Reduced Preparation CT Colography

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2006-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To ascertain which of four combinations of low residue diet, reduced laxative dose and oral contrast agent is best tolerated by patients and optimally prepares the colon prior ro CT colonography

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
• Collaborator: St Mark's Foundation

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are under investigation for suspected colonic neoplasia and over 50 years old:

1. Symptomatic patients eg. change in bowel habit, rectal bleeding etc.

2. Polyp surveillance

3. Strong family history

4. suspected neoplasia on previous investigation (e.g. barium enema)

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients under 50 patients undergoing surveillance for inflammatory bowel disease (due to poor diagnostic use of CT colonography in this specific patient cohort)