PMC Split Preparation for Colon Cleansing

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is an endoscopist-blinded, prospective, multicenter study involving adult outpatients aiming at evaluating whether sodium picosulphate/magnesium citrate split dosing is associated to higher efficacy and acceptability in comparison to the standard dose regimen in bowel cleansing before colonoscopy

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Luigi Sacco University Hospital
• Treatments: Citric Acid; Magnesium citrate; Picosulfate sodium

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult outpatients

• aged 18-85 yr

• undergoing elective colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous colon resection,

• ileus,

• intestinal obstruction,

• toxic megacolon,

• severe heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV),

• acute cardiovascular disease,

• uncontrolled arterial hypertension (systolic pressure >170 mmHg, diastolic pressure >100 mmHg),

• severe liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh score C),

• renal failure (creatinine clearance<30 mL/minute),

• ascites,

• phenylketonuria,

• glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency,

• pregnant or breastfeeding women