Bowel Preparation in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
ConditionGynecologic Disease
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorMuhammad Aslam
About this trial
This is a prospective randomized study of patients who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery. Patients will be randomized to require either pre-surgical bowel preparation vs. no bowel preparation. The effect of bowel preparation on intraoperative visualization, bowel handling, intestinal load and ease of surgery will be assessed. Patient comfort and satisfaction will be assessed.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery;
Age 18 years and above
Willing to perform an enema if randomized to the enema group
Able to read and understand English
Disqualifiers
Scheduled for open surgery
Younger than 18 years of age
Unwilling to perform an enema if randomized to the enema group
Unable to read and understand English
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Bowel Preparation
- No bowel preparation
Treatment groups
166 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Muhammad Aslam
Lead sponsor
Henry Ford Health System
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov