Small Bowel Cleansing for Capsule Endoscopy in Pediatric Patients

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2013-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary aim of this prospective, randomized and controlled study was to evaluate the effect of five bowel preparation regimens on small-bowel cleansing in a pediatric population. The secondary endpoints were to evaluate the safety and the effects of preparation on diagnostic yield of CE.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Azienda Policlinico Umberto I
• Treatments: Pharmaceutical Solutions; Simethicone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing elective Small Bowel capsule endoscopy in our Institution between 2 and 18 years of age were recruited for this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• intestinal obstruction,

• suspicious impaired intestinal motility,

• history of gastrointestinal surgery