Preendoscopic preparation of patients undergoing toutine endoscopy
Conditions
Interventions
100 patients will be given a standard bread based meal and fast for six hours.100 patients are given an isocaloric rice based meal and fast for 6 hours while another 100 patients given the same diet w
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who have been referred to the Professorial unit of the Colombo North Teaching Hospital for routine endoscopy Age between 18 and 65 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients not fulfilling inclusion criteria Patients with alarm symptoms(bleeding,weight loss,dysphagia) Clinically obvious motility disorders Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clarity of endoscopic vision and presence of fluid in the fundus of the stomach assessed by an endoscopist blind to the preendoscopic preparation of the patient [During endoscopy] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Any complications post endoscopy [After endoscopy] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr.Arjuna De Silva
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician
Outcome results
None listed