Oral Iohexol for Fecal/Fluid Tagging for CT Colonography: A Study to Improve Image Quality by Preventing Colonic Bubbles

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To determine whether colonic bubbles associated with CT colonography performed with iohexol for fecal/fluid tagging could be reduced by adding simethicone to the standard cathartic preparation.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Asan Medical Center
• Collaborator: GE Healthcare
• Treatments: Simethicone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients who are schedule to undergo colonoscopy for a suspicion of colonic neoplasia at the investigators' institution

• Those who agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Colonoscopy for reasons other than detecting colonic neoplasia, e.g. evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease

• Contraindications to iodinated contrast including renal insufficiency, hypersensitivity, and hyperthyroidism

• Acute severe colonic obstruction which is likely preclude safe and successful performance of CTC

• Patient who is suspicious for colonic perforation

• Pregnancy

• Phenylketonuria (contraindication to simethicone)