Table 4. Acceptability Assessment (Safety Population).
PEG+Asc, N = 201 | NaPic/MgCit, N = 197 | |
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How did you find the product as a bowel cleansing solution? (VAS) [a] | ||
Mean [mm] (SD) | 71.2 (22.09) | 83.8 (17.56) |
Were you satisfied with the whole bowel cleansing preparation? (VAS) [b] | ||
Mean [mm] (SD) | 75.4 (20.46) | 82.8 (18.28) |
Drinking the bowel cleansing solution, as explained in the instructions, was: | ||
Very easy, n (%) | 99 (49.3) | 136 (69.0) |
Easy, n (%) | 89 (44.3) | 56 (28.4) |
Quite difficult, n (%) | 7 (3.5) | 0 |
Very difficult, n (%) | 2 (1.0) | 5 (2.5) |
Missing, n (%) | 4 (2.0) | 0 |
NaPic/MgCit = sodium picosulfate/magnesium citrate; PEG+Asc = polyethylene glycol plus ascorbate; SD = standard deviation; VAS = visual analog scale.
[a] 100 mm VAS ranging from “Totally unacceptable” (0) to “Fully acceptable” (100).
[b] 100 mm VAS ranging from: “Totally dissatisfied” (0) to “Very satisfied” (100).