Effect of Use of Straw on Tolerability and Quality of Split Dose 4l-PEG Preparation

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Colon Cancer
• Interventions: Other: Straw

• Registration Number: NCT02317731
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients drinking their bowel preparation solution with a straw will have improved tolerability for ingestion of their bowel preparation solution and achieve a higher bowel preparation quality score than patients drinking their bowel preparation solution without a straw.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-15
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-16
• Primary Completion: 2015-11
• Study Completion: 2015-11
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-15
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients over 18 y/o scheduled for elective outpatient colonoscopy

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Exclusion Criteria

• History of colonic surgery, Contra-indication for preparation (PEG solution), History of inflammatory bowel disease

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Straw	Straw	Subjects will ingest the bowel preparation with a straw

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bowel preparation quality	1 day	Bowel preparation quality will be measured using a validated scoring system (Boston Bowel Preparation Score) for bowel preparation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tolerability will be measured by subjective survey including a 5-point scale and a visual analog scale filled by the subjects the day of the colonoscopy	1 day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Section of Digestive Diseases, Temple Medical Center; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States