Palatability, safety, and efficacy of Coca-Cola Zero as a solvent for polyethylene bowel preparation for colonoscopy Digestive System
Conditions
Interventions
All patients received two sachets of Fortrans (Beaufour Ipsen Pharma, Paris, France), each containing 64 g macrogol 4000, 5.7 g sodium sulphate, 1.68 g sodium bicarbonate, 1.46 g sodium chloride, 0.75
Sponsors
Seow-Choen Colorectal Centre Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults over 21 years old 2. Healthy or with mild or well controlled chronic illnesses. Control of systemic disease was determined on the basis of no increase in medication or development of new symptoms or complications within the past year 3. Scheduled for an elective colonoscopy at our institution
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant patients 2. Patients with suspected intestinal obstruction 3. Patients at risk of aspiration 4. Patients with serious systemic or poorly controlled chronic illnesses
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The palatability of the PEG+Coke solution compared to the PEG+water solution. Palatability was judged based on a four-point questionnaire which was issued to the patient prior to discharge. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cleanliness of the bowel preparation was judged by the endoscopist as well as two endoscopy nurses during the colonoscopy 2. Adverse reactions, willingness to repeat the same solution again or recommend it to a friend were measured based on the same patient questionnaire prior to discharge after the endoscopy | — |
Countries
Singapore
Contacts
Public ContactIsaac Seow-En
Outcome results
None listed