Adding Stewed Apricot Juice to Senna Improves the Right-Side and Overall Colon Cleansing Quality for Colonoscopy Preparation

Summary

Adequate bowel cleansing is essential for optimal colonoscopic examination. However, none of the colonoscopy preparation regimens is safe, efficient and also comfortable. The investigators' aim was to determine whether adding stewed apricot juice to senna increases patient comfort and improves bowel cleansing during colonoscopy preparation.

Timeline

Start

2015-04

Primary completion

2015-06

Completion

2015-06

Publications

• Results Aronchick CA, Lipshutz WH, Wright SH, Dufrayne F, Bergman G. A novel tableted purgative for colonoscopic preparation: efficacy and safety comparisons with Colyte and Fleet Phospho-Soda. Gastrointest Endosc. 2000 Sep;52(3):346-52. doi: 10.1067/mge.2000.108480.
• Results Abut E, Guveli H, Yasar B, Bolukbas C, Bolukbas FF, Ince AT, Kendir T, Dalay AR, Kurdas OO. Administration of olive oil followed by a low volume of polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution improves patient satisfaction with right-side colonic cleansing over administration of the conventional volume of polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution for colonoscopy preparation. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Sep;70(3):515-21. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.01.002. Epub 2009 Jun 24.
• Results Berkelhammer C, Ekambaram A, Silva RG. Low-volume oral colonoscopy bowel preparation: sodium phosphate and magnesium citrate. Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Jul;56(1):89-94. doi: 10.1067/mge.2002.125361.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.