Comparative Effectiveness of Split-Dose Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Regimens
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-09-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
From the patients' perspective, the most formidable part of the colonoscopy experience is the
process of bowel cleansing. A poorly tolerated bowel preparation regimen often leads to
incompletion of scheduled colonoscopies which in turn undermines the effectiveness of
colonoscopy, increases cost, and decreases patient satisfaction. The current standard bowel
preparation in the VA is of larger volume and less palatable than another commonly used bowel
preparation regimen. The investigators propose to compare these two commonly used bowel
preparations with respect to the overall completion rate of scheduled colonoscopies in a
real-world VA practice setting. The results of the study can be immediately applied to
maximize the effectiveness of colonoscopy and increase patient satisfaction in the VA.