Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparison of Bowel Preparation in Virtual Colonoscopy (VC) - Patient Experience
Virtual Colonoscopy: Comparison of Reduced Laxative Virtual Colonoscopy Regimens With Standard Preparation on Patient Experience and Compliance - a Questionnaire Based Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Supply of adequate label was not provided to the MHRA
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The study will compare patient's experience between those taking a standard bowel cleansing regimen with minimal laxative tagging regimen of senna and gastrofin. Additionally comparing any possible reduction in diagnostic accuracy that may ensue from an increased quantity of retained faecal residue.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| bowel preparation: senna & gastrofin versus picolax (standard) | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 1 A
- description
- gastrofin \& Picolax
- interventionNames
- Drug: bowel preparation: senna & gastrofin versus picolax (standard)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 2
- description
- senna
- interventionNames
- Drug: bowel preparation: senna & gastrofin versus picolax (standard)
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Versus standard bowel preparation
- timeFrame
- 1 day (while on regimen + effectivness analysis time)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * patients with symptoms attributable to colorectal cancer Exclusion Criteria: * patients with known colorectal cancer referred for staging VC * patients who take laxatives regularly or with previous inadequate colonic examination due to excessive faecal residue * patients deemed too frail to undergo full bowel preparation
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