Moviprep® Versus Fleet Phospho-Soda® (Golden Standard): A Study That Compared Two Laxatives on Patients Undergoing Colo-Rectal Cleansing Prior to an Abdominal Operation

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Colorectal Cleansing Prior Operation

Treatments: Drug: Moviprep®; Drug: Fleet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00618930

2007/320

Details and patient eligibility

About

The patients are assigned by randomisation on one of the two laxatives. After cleansing they have to fill in an evaluation form to report their findings and difficulties. Also the surgeon will be asked to fill in a score-form to report all details concerning the bowel preparation.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women
• Older than 18
• Informed consent signed
• Mode of surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Renal disease
• Heart failure
• Dehydration
• Abdominal obstruction
• Abdominal perforation
• Abdominal paralysis
• Toxic megacolon

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Moviprep®

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Use of Fleet

Treatment:

Drug: Fleet