Clinical trial · Interventional
Different Bowel Preparations in CT Colonography: is Diet Necessary? A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT02371655CI-TRIAL-00027536DIETSANcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathartic Colon | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Colonic Neoplasms | Colon Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowel cleansing | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| CT colonography | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Diet | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Faecal Tagging | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Diet included
- description
- Diet is included in bowel preparation
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Diet
- Drug: Faecal Tagging
- Drug: Bowel cleansing
- Procedure: CT colonography
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Diet not included
- description
- Diet is not included in bowel preparation
- interventionNames
- Drug: Faecal Tagging
- Drug: Bowel cleansing
- Procedure: CT colonography
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- overall quality of bowel preparation using a 0-3 scale for each parameter (Homogeneity of solid-fluid fecal tagging, volume of residual fluid, colon distension).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Asymptomatic patients (Screening Patients) * Symptomatic patients unwilling to undergo optical colonoscopy (Symptomatic Patients) * Patients with a previous incomplete optical colonoscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to Macrogol * Cognitive behavioral deficits
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDLiedenbaum MH, Denters MJ, de Vries AH, van Ravesteijn VF, Bipat S, Vos FM, Dekker E, Stoker J. Low-fiber diet in limited bowel preparation for CT colonography: Influence on image quality and patient acceptance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Jul;195(1):W31-7. doi: 10.2214/AJR.09.3572. PMID 20566777
- BACKGROUNDIafrate F, Iannitti M, Ciolina M, Baldassari P, Pichi A, Laghi A. Bowel cleansing before CT colonography: comparison between two minimal-preparation regimens. Eur Radiol. 2015 Jan;25(1):203-10. doi: 10.1007/s00330-014-3345-0. Epub 2014 Aug 23. PMID 25149295