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Brief Title: Comparison of Oral Lactulose Versus Polyethylene Glycol for Bowel Preparation in Low-risk Patients
Official Title: 1L Oral Lactulose is an Effective Regimen for Bowel Preparation in Low-risk Patients
Study ID: NCT05648318
Brief Summary: Adequate quality of bowel preparation(BP) is essential for colonoscopy. In recently, Kang suggested that for low-risk patients, single dose of 2L PEG is an effective regimen for bowel preparation.However, due to the poor palatability, there still more than 30% patients with 2L regimen experienced nausea or vomiting in our center. Oral lactulose is a treatment for constipation. Several studies have compared the effectiveness between use PEG and lactulose for colonoscopy preparation in average-risk patients. However, the data in low-risk patients is vacant. The objective of current study was to compared the effectiveness of bowel preparation and patient tolerance using lactulose and 2L PEG regimen in low-risk patients.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Hangzhou first people's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Name: Xiaofeng Zhang, MD
Affiliation: First People's Hospital of Hangzhou
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR