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Intravenous Saline Pre-hydration in Patients Undergoing Outpatient Colonoscopy

NCT00308152 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2016-07-27

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Summary

Colonoscopy and sedation are frequently accompanied by hypotension, which reduces the amount of sedation able to be employed. Blood pressure is restored by the infusion of intravenous normal saline. Prophylactic infusion of normal saline may enhance the colonoscopy completion rate, and patient comfort during colonoscopy and during the recovery from colonoscopy.

The investigators propose randomising consenting adult patients attending outpatient colonoscopy to one of two treatment arms:

(i) A control arm

(ii) A treatment arm, with pre-hydration with an infusion of 1.0 litre of normal saline immediately prior to colonoscopy.

Outcome measures include colonoscopy completion rates, hypotension during or after colonoscopy, and patient ratings of comfort and satisfaction.

Conditions

  • Colonic Diseases

Interventions

DRUG

Infusion of 1 litre of normal saline before colonoscopy

Prehydration with normal saline

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Canberra Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Douglas R Taupin, MBBS, PhD · The Canberra Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-02-28
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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