Efficacy of Morning-only Bowel Preparation for Afternoon Colonoscopy.

Summary

The study aims to study the adequacy of bowel preparation (colon cleansing) for afternoon colonoscopies. The conventional regimen of giving bowel prep on the evening prior to the day of the colonoscopy will be compared with that given on the morning of an afternoon colonoscopy. Endoscopist scoring the bowel cleansing efficacy with an Ottawa Scale are blinded to the randomization process.

Timeline

Start

2008-02

Primary completion

2009-07

Completion

2009-11

Publications

• Results Varughese S, Kumar AR, George A, Castro FJ. Morning-only one-gallon polyethylene glycol improves bowel cleansing for afternoon colonoscopies: a randomized endoscopist-blinded prospective study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Nov;105(11):2368-74. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2010.271. Epub 2010 Jul 6.

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