Clinical trial: free fatty acid suppositories compared with enema as bowel preparation for flexible sigmoidoscopy.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recently developed suppositories containing free fatty acids as a bowel-cleansing agent prior to flexible sigmoidoscopy and compare them with Klyx (docusate sodium/sorbitol). DESIGN:A controlled, non-inferiority, single-blind, randomised study on outpatients undergoing flexible sigmoidoscopy. SETTING:Department of Gastroenterology, Landspitali-University Hospital and endoscopic clinic. PATIENTS:53 outpatients undergoing flexible sigmoidoscopy. INTERVENTION:Participants were randomised to receive either free fatty acid suppositories (28) or a standard bowel preparation with Klyx enema (25). In the study group, two suppositories were administered the evening before as well as 2 h prior to the sigmoidoscopy. In th

SUBMITTER: Ormarsson OT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4602256 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature