The Effectiveness of a Very Low-Volume Compared to High-Volume Laxative in Colon Capsule Endoscopy

Benedicte Schelde-Olesen; Artur Nemeth; Gabriele Wurm Johansson; Ulrik Deding; Thomas Bjørsum-Meyer; Henrik Thorlacius; Gunnar Baatrup; Anastasios Koulaouzidis; Ervin Toth

doi:10.3390/diagnostics13010018

The Effectiveness of a Very Low-Volume Compared to High-Volume Laxative in Colon Capsule Endoscopy

Benedicte Schelde-Olesen^*
, Artur Nemeth
, Gabriele Wurm Johansson
, Ulrik Deding
, Thomas Bjørsum-Meyer
, Henrik Thorlacius
, Gunnar Baatrup
, Anastasios Koulaouzidis
, Ervin Toth

^*Corresponding author for this work

Skåne University Hospital
Pomeranian Medical University

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Abstract

Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) is a promising modality for colonic investigations, but completion rates (CR) and adequate cleansing rates (ACR) must be improved to meet established standards for optical colonoscopy. Improvements should be made with patient acceptability in mind. We aimed to compare a very low-volume polyethylene glycol (PEG) laxative to a conventional high-volume laxative. We carried out a single-center retrospective comparative cohort study including patients referred for CCE. One hundred and sixty-six patients were included in the final analysis, with eighty-three patients in each group. We found a CR and ACR of 77% and 67% in the high-volume group and 72% and 75% in the very low-volume group, respectively. In the high-volume group, 54% had complete transit and adequate cleansing, whereas this was the case for 63% in the very low-volume group. No statistically significant difference in CR, ACR, or a combination of the two was found. A very low-volume bowel preparation regimen was non-inferior to a high-volume regimen before CCE in terms of CR and ACR.

Original language	English
Article number	18
Journal	Diagnostics
Volume	13
Issue number	1
Number of pages	9
ISSN	2075-4418
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13010018
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

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This research was funded by the Swedish Cancer Society, grant number 19 0386. Ervin Toth has received research support and consultancy fees from Medtronic, Olympus, AnX Robotica and Norgine. Anastasios Koulaouzidis is co-director and shareholder of iCERV Ltd. He has received consultancy fees and travel support from Jinshan Ltd., Diagmed Healthcare Ltd. and research support (grant) from ESGE/Given Imaging Ltd. and IntroMedic/SynMed, honoraria from Jinshan and Medtronic and has participated in advisory board meetings hosted by ANKON.

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bowel cleansing quality
bowel preparation
capsule endoscopy
completion rate

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