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Efficacy and Safety of Lactulose for Bowel Preparation in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Evaluate Lactulose for Bowel Preparation in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05878639
Enrollment
140
Registered
2023-05-26
Start date
2023-03-28
Completion date
2023-07-01
Last updated
2023-08-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

IBD

Keywords

colonoscopy, polyethylene glycol, IBD, bowel preparation, lactulose

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of lactulose in bowel preparation in IBD patients. The main question it aims to answer is: Does lactulose have better efficacy, safety and tolerability than 3L-PEG? Participants will be divided into PEG group or Lactulose group at a 1:1 ratio by a random number method. Each patient will get a leaflet provided by hospital introducing bowel preparation methods and diet restriction before bowel preparation. They will have bowel preparation with different drugs according to group. The grade of bowel cleansing will be assessed through the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS). The tolerability, satisfaction and safety of the two bowel preparation methods will be assessed through the patients self-administered questionnaires.

Interventions

DRUG3 bottles of Lactulose oral solution

Patients will take lactulose for bowel preparation.

DRUG3L-polyethylene glycol

Patients will take 3L-polyethylene glycol for bowel preparation.

Sponsors

Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* All patients with confirmed IBD or suspected IBD for at least 3 months, aged between 16-75 years and requiring a colonoscopy are invited to participate in our study. The diagnosis of IBD is based on recognized standards, including clinical symptoms, endoscopy, radiology, pathology and surgical history.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients are excluded if they (1) are clinical active UC and CD, (2) are known or suspected gastrointestinal obstruction, bowel perforation, toxic colitis or megacolon, recent or active gastrointestinal bleeding, (3) are congestive heart failure, severe renal failure, (4) are severe dehydration or electrolyte disturbances, (5) are pregnant, (6) are allergic to PEG or Lactulose, (7) are diabetics, (8) are lactose or galactose intolerance, (9) refuse to participate in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
effective preparation rate5 minutes before the colonoscopy endsBoston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) \>= 6 with a partial score \>= 2 in each colon segment
incidence of adverse events2 hours after having bowel preparationincidence of adverse events in each group
taste score evaluated by patients2 hours after having bowel preparationFive-point scale is used to evaluate taste (very bad, bad, moderate, good, very good)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
effects of bowel preparation drugs on liver function2 hours after having bowel preparationtotal protein, albumin, bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase
effects of bowel preparation drugs on serum electrolyte2 hours after having bowel preparationsodium, potassium, chloride

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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