The Effect of a Very Low-residual Diet on the Preparation Before Capsule Endoscopy

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gastrointestinal Complaints

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: 24-hour low-residual diet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01022385

0064-08-HYMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the proposed study is to compare prospectively two methods of small bowel preparation prior capsule endoscopy study, the effect on the cleanliness and the quality of visualization after two protocols of preparation: a 12 hour fast only versus 24 hour of a very low residual diet (ENSURE, Abbott Laboratories, Israel) + 12 hour fast.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Consecutive patients who will submitted to capsule endoscopy due to following medical indications:

  • suspected Crohn's disease
  • obscure GI bleeding
  • iron deficiency anemia
  • suspected malabsorption disease
  • unexplained abdominal pain
  • unexplained chronic diarrhea

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• patients who had previous surgery on Gastrointestinal tract
• patients with previous intestinal obstruction
• patients who will refuse to participate in the study
• diabetes mellitus
• known celiac disease

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

12-hour fast

No Intervention group

24-hour low-residual diet and 12-hour fast

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: 24-hour low-residual diet