Simethicone and Bowel Preparation in Colonoscopy

Summary

This Clinical Trial is being conducted to study the effect of oral simethicone on the presence of bubbles during colonoscopy. The purpose of this study is to find out what effects (good and bad) the addition of oral simethicone to bowel preparation has on the ability to visualize the colon mucosa (bowel) during colonoscopy.

Timeline

Start

2017-07-05

Primary completion

2017-11-26

Completion

2017-11-26

Publications

• Background Goldman J, Reichelderfer M. Evaluation of rapid colonoscopy preparation using a new gut lavage solution. Gastrointest Endosc. 1982 Feb;28(1):9-11. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(82)72956-6.
• Background Martel M, Barkun AN, Menard C, Restellini S, Kherad O, Vanasse A. Split-Dose Preparations Are Superior to Day-Before Bowel Cleansing Regimens: A Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology. 2015 Jul;149(1):79-88. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 Apr 8.
• Background Matro R, Tupchong K, Daskalakis C, Gordon V, Katz L, Kastenberg D. The effect on colon visualization during colonoscopy of the addition of simethicone to polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution: a randomized single-blind study. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2012 Nov 29;3(11):e26. doi: 10.1038/ctg.2012.16.
• Background Parikh VA, Khanduja KS. Use of simethicone during colonoscopy. Dis Colon Rectum. 1995 Sep;38(9):1007-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02049743. No abstract available.
• Background Ofstead CL, Wetzler HP, Johnson EA, Heymann OL, Maust TJ, Shaw MJ. Simethicone residue remains inside gastrointestinal endoscopes despite reprocessing. Am J Infect Control. 2016 Nov 1;44(11):1237-1240. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.016. Epub 2016 Aug 3.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.