Comparing 2L Bi-Pegyte to 4L PegLyte Regiments for Outpatient Colonic Preparation

University of British Columbia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ease of Bowel Preparation and Patient Tolerability; Efficacy of Bowel Preparation

Treatments: Drug: 2L Bi-Peglyte Bowel Prep; Drug: Standard Bowel Prep

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01398020

H11-00688

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators wish to compare the efficacy and patient tolerability of a preparation consisting of 2L Bi-Peglyte plus 15mg of bisacodyl vs the standard preparation of 4L Peglyte. The investigators hypothesize that 2L Bi-Peglyte with 15mg bisacodyl will show higher efficacy and tolerability.

Enrollment: 318 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 19 or older
• Outpatient colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

• constipation

Trial design

318 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard bowel prep

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subject will receive standard bowel prep prior to colonoscopy.

Treatment:

Drug: Standard Bowel Prep

2L Bi-Peglyte

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will be asked to take 2L Bi-Peglyte + 15mg bisacodyl for bowel prep the day before colonoscopy.

Treatment:

Drug: 2L Bi-Peglyte Bowel Prep