Trial Information
Improving Outcomes for Patients Requiring Oral Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients attending for Colonoscopy.
- Patients referred for colonoscopy via General Practitioner.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals who would not fully understand trial purpose (assessed by a cognisance
scale if required)
- Previous episodes of total or partial small bowel obstruction
- Previous colonic surgery
- Known swallowing disorder
- Pregnancy
- Extremes of age (Less than 16 or greater than 80)
- Small Intestine disorders
- Renal Insufficiency (Serum Creatinine> 110)
- Congestive Heart failure
- Presence of ascites
- Severe Colitis
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Outcome Measure:
Clarity of the mucosa evaluated by the Ottawa Scale.
Outcome Time Frame:
At endoscopy screening
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Daphne Garrett
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Authority:
United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee
Study ID:
07/NIR03/40
NCT ID:
NCT00693290
Start Date:
June 2008
Completion Date:
December 2008
Related Keywords:
- Colorectal Cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal screening
- Colon preparation
- Colorectal Neoplasms