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Efficacy and Safety of Polyethylene Glycol Compared With Sodium Picosulphate for Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01093274
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified February 2010 by Rabin Medical Center.
Recruitment status was:  Not yet recruiting
First Posted : March 25, 2010
Last Update Posted : March 25, 2010
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Rabin Medical Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Patients intended for ambulatory colonoscopy will be randomized into 2 groups

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Bowel Preparation Drug: Sodium Picosulphate Drug: Polyethylene Glycol Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 200 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Care Provider)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: Efficacy and Safety of Polyethylene Glycol Compared With Sodium Picosulphate for Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy, a Prospective Randomized, Controlled Study

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MedlinePlus related topics: Colonoscopy

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Polyethylene glycol
Preparation with Polyethylene Glycol and bisacodyl
 Drug: Polyethylene Glycol
3 Liters solution
Other Names:
  • Meroken new
  • Go-Lytely
Experimental: Picolax
Preparation with Sodium Picosulphate and Bisacodyl.
 Drug: Sodium Picosulphate
2 Sachets


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Percentage of patients requiring repeat colonoscopy because of poor preparation [ Time Frame: quality of preparation will be assessed during colonoscopy ]
    Quality of preparation: good, moderate, poor


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Patient's satisfaction as measured by questionnaire and willingness to repeat same preparation on future examination [ Time Frame: Questionnaire will be filled before colonoscopy ]
    Patient satisfaction on questionnaire referring to taste, compliance with protocol, side effects, willingness to repeat preparation.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 80 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ambulatory patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy
  • Age 18-80

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine ≥2.0 mg/dl)
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Recent myocardial infarction
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01093274


Locations
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Israel
Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital
Petach Tikva, Israel, 4910
Sponsors and Collaborators
Rabin Medical Center
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Eyal Gal, MD Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson hospital
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Responsible Party: Eyal Gal MD, Rabin Medical Center- Beilinson hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01093274    
Other Study ID Numbers: Gal001
First Posted: March 25, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 25, 2010
Last Verified: February 2010
Keywords provided by Rabin Medical Center:
colonoscopy
Cathartics
Sodium picosulfate
Polyethylene Glycol
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Picosulfate sodium
Cathartics
Gastrointestinal Agents