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. 2023 Mar 16;15(3):133–145. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i3.133

Table 1.

Anterograde and retrograde bowel preparation regimens studied in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Ref.
Year
Design
n
IBD
Bowel preparation
Split dosing considered
Low fiber diet considered
Main result (success), %
Post-colonoscopy IBD flare-up rate, % (days after colonoscopy)
Severe AEs
Gould et al[13] 1982 CT 23 UC: 23 Castor oil 30 mL - YES 82.6 26 (14-21 d) NO
Gould et al[13] 1982 CT 23 UC: 23 Sennosides 75 mg - YES 86.9 48 (14-21 d) NO
Lazzaroni et al[15] 1993 CT 48 UC: 26; CD: 23 4 L PEG-ELS plus placebo YES - 96 - NO
Lazzaroni et al[15] 1993 CT 57 UC: 35; CD: 21 4 L PEG-ELS plus simethicone YES - 96 - NO
Manes et al[53] 2015 CT 106 UC: 106 2 L PEG plus bisacodyl YES YES 83 - NO
Manes et al[53] 2015 CT 105 UC: 105 4 L PEG-ELS YES YES 77.1 - NO
Kim et al[22] 2017 CT 53 UC: 53 4 L PEG-ELS YES YES 96.2 5.7 (7 d); 1.9 (28 d) NO
Kim et al[22] 2017 CT 56 UC: 56 2 L PEG plus ascorbate YES YES 92.9 3.6 (7 d); 1.8 (28 d) NO
Briot et al[31] 2019 nCT Prospective UC: 21; CD: 57; Unspecified IBD: 2 Picosulphate-based regimen YES YES 78.4 0 NO
Bezzio et al[39] 2020 nCTProspective 189 UC: 63; CD: 63 2 L PEG-ELS plus simethicone YES - UC: 89.8; CD: 86.2 - NO
Maida et al[25] 2021 nCT Retrospective 185 UC: 95; CD: 90 1 L PEG plus ascorbate solution YES YES 92.9 - NO
Mohsen et al[30] 2021 CT 61 - 2 L Sodium; picosulphate, magnesium citrate PEG YES YES 89.5 - NO
Mohsen et al[30] 2021 CT 64 - 2 L PEG plus ascorbate solution YES YES - NO
Neri et al[29] 2021 nCT Prospective 103 UC: 47; CD: 56 1 L PEG-ELS YES YES 85.4 - NO
Kim et al[32] 2022 nCT Prospective 52 UC: 35; CD: 17 2 L PEG plus ascorbate YES YES 98.1 0 (7 and 28 d) NO
Kim et al[32] 2022 nCT Prospective 55 UC: 37; CD: 18 Novel oral sulphate tablets YES YES 98.1 3,63 (7 and 28 d) NO
Gajera et al[51] 2022 nCT Retrospective 318 UC: 182; CD: 104; Unspecified IBD: 28 Colonic lavage Not applicable YES 97 - NO

IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; PEG: Polyethylene glycol; ELS: Electrolyte lavage solution; UC: Ulcerative colitis; CD: Crohn’s disease; CT: Clinical trial; nCT: Non-clinical trial.