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

Colonic Neoplasms Clinical Trial

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

Status Completed

Clinical Trial 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.

Clinical Trial Description

Bowel preparation should be safe and well tolerated by patients, particularly in a screening setting. For this reason, limited bowel preparations have been extensively investigated. Usually, they combine the use of low-fibre diet and faecal/fluid tagging. The ingestion of a positive contrast agent (either barium, iodine or a combination of the two),needed to differentiate stool or fluid residues from true colonic lesions, is now considered mandatory. A low-fibre diet has the aim of improving residue homogeneity and facilitates tagging; however, there aren't significative evidences at support. 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. Primary outcome is the overall quality of bowel preparation. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cathartic Colon
• Colonic Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT02371655
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Roma La Sapienza
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2015
• Completion date: December 1, 2016