Small Bowel Cleansing Prior to Video Capsule Endoscopy Examination

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

There remains debate regarding whether small bowel cleansing is required prior to video capsule endoscopy, and if so, which method is best. This study prospectively tests cleansing with no preparation, preparation with picosalax, and preparation with polyethylene glycol.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Queen's University
• Collaborator: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients undergoing VCE.

Exclusion Criteria:

• bowel obstruction or ileus;

• known stricture or fistula;

• previous small bowel surgery;

• severe gastroparesis or motility disorder

• renal impairment (serum creatinine over normal range within three months of study);

• congestive heart failure;

• cirrhosis;

• implanted cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator or other electromedical device;

• pregnancy.