TES RCT Fleet Enema vs Oral Mechanical Bowel Prep
Recruiting
Phase 4
Interventional Study
Colorectal Neoplasms
Surgery
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 66 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority · Other
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About This Trial
There is no consensus about the best bowel preparation prior to transanal endoscopic surgery TES). Cleanliness and visibility in the rectosigmoid and rectum are of utmost importance, possibly even more so than during colonoscopy, to facilitate safe, precise and efficient resection of the rectal lesion and potentially adequate closure of the defect. Both Fleet enemas and oral mechanical bowel prepa…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* undergoing transanal endoscopic surgery at the QEII Health Sciences Center in Halifax by one of the colorectal trained surgeons
Exclusion Criteria:
* chronic constipation not well controlled with diet or stool softening agents
* previous pelvic radiation
* inflammatory bowel…
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