Split Dose Golytely With Amitiza Pretreatment Versus Split Dose Golytely Plus Placebo in Outpatient Colonoscopy

Summary

The primary outcomes of this procedure will be: 1. The cleanliness of the prep as measured by the Ottawa Scale (attachment a). Secondary outcomes will be: 1. Patient satisfaction with the prep measured by 5 point Likert scale (attachment b); 2. Procedure time; 3. The number and size of polyps detected on examination.

Timeline

Start

2007-10

Primary completion

2008-01

Completion

2008-01

Publications

• Background Harewood GC, Wiersema MJ, Melton LJ 3rd. A prospective, controlled assessment of factors influencing acceptance of screening colonoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Dec;97(12):3186-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.07129.x.
• Background Tan JJ, Tjandra JJ. Which is the optimal bowel preparation for colonoscopy - a meta-analysis. Colorectal Dis. 2006 May;8(4):247-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.00970.x.
• Background El Sayed AM, Kanafani ZA, Mourad FH, Soweid AM, Barada KA, Adorian CS, Nasreddine WA, Sharara AI. A randomized single-blind trial of whole versus split-dose polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution for colonoscopy preparation. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Jul;58(1):36-40. doi: 10.1067/mge.2003.318.
• Background Church JM. Effectiveness of polyethylene glycol antegrade gut lavage bowel preparation for colonoscopy--timing is the key! Dis Colon Rectum. 1998 Oct;41(10):1223-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02258217.
• Background Lacy BE, Levy LC. Lubiprostone: a chloride channel activator. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2007 Apr;41(4):345-51. doi: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000225665.68920.df.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.