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New colonoscopy prep powder could mean less laxative, same clean results
NCT ID NCT06514989
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a low-residue nutrition formula powder, taken with a smaller amount of laxative (2 liters), works as well as a standard low-residue diet with more laxative (3 liters) for cleaning the bowel before a colonoscopy. About 757 adults scheduled for colonoscopy took part. The goal was to see if the new approach causes fewer side effects like bloating or nausea while still providing a clear view for the doctor.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-residue full nutrition formula powder
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could make bowel preparation for colonoscopy more tolerable by reducing the amount of laxative needed.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but it only compares two preparation methods; the new formula may not clean the bowel as well as the standard approach, and results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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757 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * adult subjects between the ages of 18 and 75 who were scheduled for screening, monitoring, and diagnostic colonoscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * severe heart, brain, lung, kidney complications or a history of acute myocardial infarction within six months. * a history of abdominal or pelvic surgery, BMI \> 28 or BMI \< 18.5, inflammatory bowel disease, constipation (less than 3 bowel movements in the past week, with strenuous bowel movements, hard stool, small volume), or intestinal obstruction. * imaging and laboratory tests are highly suspicious of colorectal cancer or warning signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer: blood in the stool, black stool, unexplained anemia and significant weight loss, abdominal mass, and positive digital rectal examination.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Ankang Central Hospital
Ankang, Shanxi, China
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Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China
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East China Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai, China
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Ganzhou People's Hospital
Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Huizhou Central People's Hospital
Huizhou, Guangdong, China
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Jiangmen Central Hospital
Jiangmen, Guangdong, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nanjin, Jiangsu, China
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Jiangsu Subei People's Hospital
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Lu'an People's Hospital
Lu'an, Anhui, China
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Nanjing Gulou Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Northern Theater General Hospital
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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PLA 909 Hospital
Quanzhou, Fujian, China
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PLA 909 Hospital
Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
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Shandong Provincial Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Shanghai East Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital
Shanghai, China
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Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital
Dongying, Shandong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University
Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Yibin Second People's Hospital
Yibin, Sichuan, China
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the central hospital of Dalian
Dalian, Liaoning, China
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