Picoprep Split-dose Before Colonoscopy in Children
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-07-16
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Before having a colonoscopy, it is necessary to clean the intestine well in order to have a
complete view of the intestinal mucosa. Preparations consisting of osmotic agents are used to
clean the intestines, which are sometimes difficult to drink. In this study we want to
evaluate whether the preparation, based on sodium picosulfate plus magnesium citrate (PMC),
is easier for the patient to take all day before the exam or half the day before and half the
same morning of procedure and which method of intake allows the doctor to better conduct the
examination.
The primary objective of this study will be to compare the efficacy, tolerability and
acceptability of two dosage regimens of sodium picosulfate plus magnesium citrate (PMC).
Effectiveness means which of the two methods of taking the preparation works best for
cleaning the intestine, with tolerability if one of the two methods is easier for the patient
and with acceptability if one of the two methods is easier than the other.