Bowel Preparation in Colonoscopy: Lactulose Vs Polyethyleneglycol, Randomized Double-blind Comparative Clinical Trial, Multicenter Study.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-79
SponsorHospital Civil de Guadalajara

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial it is to bowel the instestinal preparation with lactulose vs poliethylenglicol as better agent to have a quality colonoscopy and demostrate that lactulose is most efective, has a good tolerance and the patient would have a better satisfaction, so the question is:

wich is the eficancy of lactulose in comparision with thepoliethylenglycol in the intestinal preparation for the colonoscopy?

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with indication for colonoscopy in our coloproctology service

Both women and men

Patients within an age range of 18-79 years

Patients who agree having a colonoscopy and who sign the informed consent to participate in the protocol

Disqualifiers

Patients under 18 or over 80 years old

All patients that won´t like to participate in the protocol or won´t sign the informed consent

Pregnant women

Patients with a medical record of colonic resection, ostomy status, severe cardiopulmonary and renal diseases, major psychiatric disorders, therapeutic colonoscopy or any contraindications for colonoscopy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Bowel preparation before colonoscopy
  • Bowel preparation before colonoscopy

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Hospital Civil de Guadalajara

Lead sponsor

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Collaborator