Will a prepackaged diet make colonoscopy prep easier?
NCT ID NCT07361575
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a prepackaged low-residue diet (Colobox) helps clean the colon better than just following oral and written instructions before a colonoscopy. Around 230 adults will be randomly assigned to one of two diet plans for 24 hours before the procedure. The goal is to see if the prepackaged diet leads to a cleaner colon, which could help doctors spot polyps more easily.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prepackaged low-residue diet (Colobox)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a prepackaged diet makes colonoscopy prep easier and more effective, potentially improving colorectal cancer screening.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study that only measures colon cleanliness, not cancer detection rates. The prepackaged diet may not be significantly better than simple instructions.
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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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About 230 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patient of one of the investigators for total colonoscopy (no prior colonic surgery); * Patient aged 18 years or older; * Patient classified as ASA 1, ASA 2, or ASA 3; * Not participating in any other current clinical trial; * Free, informed, and signed consent; * Patient affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security scheme, according to Article L.1124-1 of the French Public Health Code; Exclusion Criteria: * Patient taking major psychotropic medications; * Patient with uncontrolled diabetes; * Patient with coagulation abnormalities preventing polypectomy: PT \<50%, Platelets \<50,000/mm³, current effective anticoagulation therapy (clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor); * Patient referred for removal of a known polyp; * Chronic inflammatory bowel disease; * Known colonic stenosis; * Diverticulitis of less than 6 weeks duration; * Pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding woman; * Patient deprived of liberty by administrative or judicial order, or under guardianship or limited legal protection; * Patient unable to understand the objectives and constraints of the study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique Paris Bercy
Charenton-le-Pont, 94220, France
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