Bowel Preparation in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
This is a prospective randomized study of patients who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery. Patients will be randomized to require either pre-surgical bowel preparation vs. no bowel preparation. The effect of bowel preparation on intraoperative visualization, bowel handling, intestin
| Condition(s) | Gynecologic Disease |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | This is a prospective randomized study of patients who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery. Patients will be randomized to require either pre-surgical bowel preparation vs. no bowel preparation. The effect of bowel preparation on intraoperative visualization, bowel handling, intestinal load and ease of surgery will be assessed. Patient comfort and satisfaction will be assessed. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery; * Age 18 years and above * Willing to perform an enema if randomized to the enema group * Able to read and understand English * Willing to sign an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Scheduled for open surgery * Younger than 18 years of age * Unwilling to perform an enema if randomized to the enema group * Unable to read and understand English * Unwilling to sign an informed consent form |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | Female |
| Lead sponsor | Muhammad Aslam |
| Locations | Detroit, Michigan, United States; Warren, Michigan, United States |
| Start date | 2025-02-17 |
| NCT ID | NCT06820359 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06820359 |