NCT01028573

A Study Comparing PEG-3350 (Miralax) and Gatorade With PEG-ELS (Golytely) for Bowel Preparation Prior to Colonoscopy

A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind Study Comparing the Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of PEG-3350 (Miralax) and Gatorade With PEG-ELS (Golytely) for Bowel Preparation Prior to Colonoscopy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Southern California Institute for Research and Education · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study to to see how well Miralax (PEG-3350) and Gatorade cleans the colon before a colonoscopy and how easy it is to take compared to Golytely (PEG-ELS) bowel preparation solution. Another purpose is to see if taking half of the bowel preparation solution on the evening before the colonoscopy and half on the morning of the colonoscopy will result in a cleaner colon than taking all of the bowel preparation solution on the evening before.

Conditions

• Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	PEG-ELS (Golytely)	4L consumed evening before colonoscopy
DRUG	PEG-ELS (Golytely)	2L consumed on the evening before and 2L consumed on the morning of Colonoscopy
DRUG	Miralax mixed with Gatorade	238g of PEG-3350 (Miralax) mixed with 2L of Gatorade consumed on the evening before colonoscopy
DRUG	Miralax	1L of PEG-3350 + Gatorade consumed on the evening before and 1L of PEG-3350 + Gatorade consumed on the morning of Colonoscopy

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-11-01
• Primary completion: 2012-07-01
• Completion: 2012-07-01
• First posted: 2009-12-09
• Last updated: 2012-03-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States