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Different Bowel Preparations in CT Colonography: is Diet Necessary? A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02371655 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2017-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare a new regimen of reduced bowel preparation that does not include low fiber diet with another reduced bowel preparation including low-fiber diet.

Conditions

  • Cathartic Colon
  • Colonic Neoplasms

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Diet

A low-fibre diet for three days before the examination

DRUG

Faecal Tagging

Oral ingestion of iodinated contrast media (Gastrografin 60 ml) 3h before the examination

DRUG

Bowel cleansing

Oral ingestion of water solution (macrogol 100 mg, Sanipeg) the day before the examination

PROCEDURE

CT colonography

CT Examination of the colon aimed to detect polyps and cancer

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Roma La Sapienza

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laghi Andrea, Professor · University of Rome "Sapienza" Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology I.C.O.T. - Via F. Faggiana 34, 04100 Latina, Italy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-01
Primary Completion
2016-12-01
Completion
2016-12-01

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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