Evaluation of the Main Determinants of Patient Acceptability of the Bowel Cleansing Procedure, and of Success of Bowel Cleansing and Caecal Intubation

Multicentre, Observational, Prospective Study, Conducted on Italian Out-patients Undergoing Colonoscopy, for the Evaluation of the Main Determinants of the Patient's Acceptability of Bowel Cleansing Procedure, and of the Success of Bowel Cleansing and Caecal Intubation

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01626196

Enrollment

600

Registered

2012-06-22

Start date

2012-02-29

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2012-07-11

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Conditions

Routine Colonoscopy

Brief summary

Several factors are important in achieving a successful colonoscopy, including patient acceptability of the bowel cleansing procedure and the overall quality of cleansing. This observational study has been designed to explore the main determinants of acceptability of the bowel cleansing procedure to the patient in an Italian real life setting. In addition, the study is to examine the determinants of quality of bowel cleansing and describe aspects of the technical performance of the colonoscopy (time to reach the caecum and adenoma detection rate).

Interventions

OTHERNo intervention

This was an observational study

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Written informed consent obtained prior to inclusion. * Male and female outpatients, aged ≥ 18, treated with bowel cleansing preparation the day before undergoing routine colonoscopy at selected participating centres.

Exclusion criteria

* Children and adolescents aged less than 18 years. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Listed contra-indications to the relevant product used for the bowel cleansing procedure. * Patients having been submitted to a previous colonoscopy over the last five years. * Patients who have taken laxative enemas the day preceding the colonoscopy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patients acceptability of the procedure	One day

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to reach the caecum	One day
Adenoma detection rate	One day

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026