The Affect of Low-Volume Bowel Preparation for Hospitalized Patients Colonoscopies

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2019-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a low-volume bowel preparation versus a high-volume bowel preparation for bowel cleansing on hospitalized patients undergoing colonoscopies.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

1. Inpatient colonoscopy

2. Age 18 years and older

3. Able to give consent

4. Split dose colonoscopies for all patients

Exclusion criteria:

1. Unable to give consent

2. Pregnant or lactating women

3. Renal impairment (GFR <30)

4. Ileus

5. Ascites

6. Toxic megacolon

7. Gastrointestinal obstruction

8. Allergy to study drugs

9. Toxic colitis

10. Not able to split the dose of bowel preparations to be used

11. Contraindication to bowel preparation

12. Risk for aspiration

13. Risk of severe cardiac arrhythmias