Water pH may impact colonoscopy cleanliness in First-of-Its-Kind study
NCT ID NCT07669116
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will look at 1,200 people getting a colonoscopy to see if the pH of the water they drink during bowel preparation affects how clean their colon is. Researchers will note the pH of each person's drinking water and rate bowel cleanliness using a standard scale. This is the first study to explore this link, and it may help improve colonoscopy quality.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simply choosing a certain type of water improves bowel preparation for colonoscopy, potentially leading to better detection of polyps and fewer repeat procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Many other factors also influence bowel cleanliness, and the results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
Who is studied
Demographic, clinical, and intraoperative data of patients undergoing colonoscopy in our hospital's surgical endoscopy unit between July 2026 - July 2027 will be examined. Patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. For pre-procedure information, all patients will be given a bowel preparation form by the surgical endoscopy unit, and patients who do not fully adhere to the diet will be excluded from the study. Informed consent will be obtained from the patients or their legal representatives. All procedures will be performed under sedation with the assistance of an anesthesiologist. Bowel cleansing will be assessed according to the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBHS). The pH value and content of the drinking water will be noted when the bowel preparation form is given; no specific instructions will be given regarding this. However, patients will be asked to use the same water throughout the bowel preparation period.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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:: * Age over 18 * Fully adhering to the pre-procedure diet * Bowel preparation performed with the bowel preparation routinely used in our surgical endoscopy unit (Sennoside A+B, Monobasic sodium phosphate+ Dibasic sodium phosphate) * No history of gastrointestinal surgery * Patients not using prokinetic drugs Exclusion Criteria: * Those not following the diet * Those using another bowel preparation * Those with a history of stomach, small intestine, large intestine surgery or any major abdominal surgery for any reason * Those diagnosed with a known bowel disease such as inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome * Those with gastrointestinal motility disorders or those using medications that may cause this side effect * Patients for whom the pH value/content of drinking water cannot be obtained
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Conditions
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