NCT01243736

Assessment of Combined Bowel Preparation for Capsule Endoscopy Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators are conducting a study to see if taking a bowel preparation before having a capsule endoscopy is more helpful than the standard preparation of not eating after 7 PM the night before a capsule endoscopy in making it easier to see the small bowel in order to find the source of gastrointestinal bleeding.

Detailed description

This is a single-blind, prospective randomized controlled study to determine if a combination of purgative agent, prokinetic agent, simethicone, and position will improve small bowel visualization, diagnostic yield, and completion rate of capsule endoscopy.

Conditions

• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Combination Prep	combination bowel preparation, which consists of: 1. drinking 2-liters (8 cups) of polyethylene glycol starting at 7 p.m. the night prior to the capsule endoscopy test; 2. drinking a teaspoon of simethicone 20 minutes prior to the capsule endoscopy test; 3. drinking a teaspoon of metoclopramide 20 minutes prior to the capsule endoscopy test; 4. lying on your right side for 30 minutes following the swallowing of the capsule endoscope.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2013-11-01
• Completion: 2013-11-01
• First posted: 2010-11-18
• Last updated: 2016-01-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States