Small Bowel Cleansing Prior to Video Capsule Endoscopy Examination

Phase 4 Completed 198 enrolled Queen's University American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindDiagnostic

Summary

There remains debate regarding whether small bowel cleansing is required prior to video capsule endoscopy, and if so, which method is best. This study prospectively tests cleansing with no preparation, preparation with picosalax, and preparation with polyethylene glycol.

Timeline

Start: 2008-03
Primary completion: 2013-08
Completion: 2015-06

Publications

Hookey L, Louw J, Wiepjes M, Rubinger N, Van Weyenberg S, Day AG, Paterson W. Lack of benefit of active preparation compared with a clear fluid-only diet in small-bowel visualization for video capsule endoscopy: results of a randomized, blinded, controlled trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan;85(1):187-193. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.07.028. Epub 2016 Jul 21.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Sodium Picosulfate	Unknown	2 unknown	—
Comparator	polyethylene glycol	Other / unclassified	2000 ml	—

Indications

No indication recorded.