Effect of Use of Straw on Tolerability and Quality of Split Dose 4l-PEG Preparation

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02317731

Enrollment

Registered

2014-12-16

Start date

2014-12-31

Completion date

2015-11-30

Last updated

2016-04-18

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Conditions

Colon Cancer

Keywords

bowel preparation

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients drinking their bowel preparation solution with a straw will have improved tolerability for ingestion of their bowel preparation solution and achieve a higher bowel preparation quality score than patients drinking their bowel preparation solution without a straw.

Interventions

OTHERStraw

Bowel preparation ingestion with a straw

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients over 18 y/o scheduled for elective outpatient colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

* History of colonic surgery, Contra-indication for preparation (PEG solution), History of inflammatory bowel disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Bowel preparation quality	1 day	Bowel preparation quality will be measured using a validated scoring system (Boston Bowel Preparation Score) for bowel preparation

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Tolerability will be measured by subjective survey including a 5-point scale and a visual analog scale filled by the subjects the day of the colonoscopy	1 day

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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