Comparison of Low-volume PEG Plus Ascorbic Acid Versus Standard PEG Solution as Bowel Cleansing for Colonoscopy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two regimens of low volume (2L) polyethylene glycol(PEG)plus ascorbic acid versus standard volume (4L) PEG alone for bowel preparation in out-patients

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Dong Il Park, M.D, Ph.D.
• Treatments: Ascorbic Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Out-patients for colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

• age under 19 years or over 80 years

• Intestinal obstruction

• Women of pregnant, breastfeeding, or at risk of becoming pregnant

• major psychiatric illness

• known allergy to PEG

• serious condition- severe cardiac, renal, or metabolic diseases

• past history of colon resection

• current acute exacerbation of chronic inflammatory bowel disease

• functional constipation defined by Rome III diagnostic criteria