Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT00885430

Pico-Salax Colonic Preparation Study: Quantifying Electrolyte and Volume Status Changes

Twenty adult volunteers will be administered Pico-Salax in the usual fashion for colonoscopy with intense monitoring of serum and urine chemistry and hemodynamics.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Hemodynamics Hyponatremia Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Water-Electrolyte Imbalance

Age range

45 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Hotel Dieu Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, K7L5G2, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • healthy volunteers older than 45

Exclusion criteria

  • impaired renal function
  • congestive heart failure ascites known electrolyte abnormalities

Treatment and study plan

Pico-Salax

Drug

Two sachets of Pico-Salax given 5 hours apart

Primary outcomes

  1. serum electrolytes

    Time frame: 48 hours

  2. patient hemodynamics

    Time frame: 48 hours

Interested in participating?

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Queen's University

Other

Collaborators

  • Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Apr 22, 2009
Registry last updated
Sep 22, 2015

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.