Status:
COMPLETED
Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy in the Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Kyunghee University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Hanyang University
Conditions:
Bowel Preparation
Colonoscopy
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The success of colonoscopy is closely related to the quality of colonic preparation. However, data regarding colonoscopy preparations in the elderly (65 years older) are scarce. Split-dosage cathartic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- elderly people aged over 65 years
- elective outpatient colonoscopy
- informed consent
Exclusion
- patients who had bowel movements of less than 3 per week during last one month
- patients who have a history of renal dysfunction (abnormal elevation of serum creatinine and electrolyte imbalance)
- patients who have a history of alimentary tract surgery
- patients who have other gastrointestinal diseases that are not suitable for undergoing colonoscopy (gastroparesis, gastric outlet obstruction, ileus, ischemic colitis, megacolon, and toxic colitis)
- patients classified as the American Society for Anesthesiology class III or higher
- Any condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, places the patient at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
230 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02290093
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
February 24 2016
Active Locations (3)
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1
Hanyang University Guri Hospital
Guri-si, South Korea
2
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Seoul, South Korea, 110-746
3
Kyung Hee University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea, 130-702