Colonoscopy

6
Pipeline Programs
6
Companies
9
Clinical Trials
1
Approved Products

Pipeline by Development Stage

Preclinical
Phase 1
Phase 1/2
Phase 2
Phase 2/3
Phase 3
On Market
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0
0
2
1
2
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Early DiscoveryClinical DevelopmentMarket

On Market (1)

Approved therapies currently available

E
LUSEDRAApproved
fospropofol disodium
Eisai
intravenous2008

Competitive Landscape

6 companies ranked by most advanced pipeline stage

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EisaiChina - Liaoning
4 programs
2
1
1
1
fospropofol disodiumPhase 31 trial
AQUAVAN®Phase 2/31 trial
fospropofol disodiumPhase 21 trial
fospropofol disodiumPhase 21 trial
Active Trials
NCT00209599Terminated100Est. Mar 2005
NCT00209534Completed200Est. Feb 2004
NCT00125424Completed125Est. Sep 2005
+1 more trials
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Ferring PharmaceuticalsArgentina - Buenos Aires
1 program
1
PICOPREPPhase 31 trial
Active Trials
NCT01356407Completed300Est. Jul 2011
Bausch Health
Bausch HealthQUEBEC, Quebec, Canada
1 program
Comparing Two Different Ways to Take MoviPrep® Before ColonoscopyN/A1 trial
Active Trials
NCT00929916CompletedEst. Apr 2009
T-Therapeutics
T-TherapeuticsUK - Cambridge
1 program
Diagnostic ColonoscopyN/A1 trial
Active Trials
NCT06935734Not Yet RecruitingEst. Jul 2025
Olympus
OlympusPA - Center Valley
1 program
Motorized Spiral ColonoscopyN/A1 trial
Active Trials
NCT03000361Completed30Est. Feb 2017
Knight Therapeutics
Knight TherapeuticsQC - Montréal
1 program
Warm vs Cool waterN/A1 trial
Active Trials
NCT01322724Completed175Est. Apr 2012

Trial Timeline

Clinical trial activity over time

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2024
2025
2026
Ferring PharmaceuticalsPICOPREP
Eisaifospropofol disodium
EisaiAQUAVAN®
Eisaifospropofol disodium
Eisaifospropofol disodium
T-TherapeuticsDiagnostic Colonoscopy
OlympusMotorized Spiral Colonoscopy
Knight TherapeuticsWarm vs Cool water
Bausch HealthComparing Two Different Ways to Take MoviPrep® Before Colonoscopy

Clinical Trials (9)

Total enrollment: 1,200 patients across 9 trials

NCT01356407Ferring PharmaceuticalsPICOPREP

Investigation of PICOPREP and PEG-ELS for Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Start: Jan 2011Est. completion: Jul 2011300 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT00209573Eisaifospropofol disodium

A Study of AQUAVAN® Injection Versus Midazolam HCl for Sedation in Patients Undergoing Elective Colonoscopy

Start: Sep 2004Est. completion: Dec 2004270 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT00125424EisaiAQUAVAN®

Study of AQUAVAN® Injection (AQUAVAN; Fospropofol Disodium) for Sedation During Colonoscopy

Start: Jul 2005Est. completion: Sep 2005125 patients
Phase 2/3Completed
NCT00209599Eisaifospropofol disodium

A Study of AQUAVAN® Injection Versus Midazolam HCl for Sedation in Elderly Patients Undergoing Elective Colonoscopy

Start: Feb 2005Est. completion: Mar 2005100 patients
Phase 2Terminated
NCT00209534Eisaifospropofol disodium

A Study of AQUAVAN® Injection in the Presence of Pre-Medication in Patients Undergoing Elective Colonoscopy

Start: Jan 2003Est. completion: Feb 2004200 patients
Phase 2Completed
NCT06935734T-TherapeuticsDiagnostic Colonoscopy

Robotic Colonoscopy Using the Triton 4.0 System in Adults for Screening, Surveillance, and Diagnosis of Lower Gastrointestinal Conditions

Start: Apr 2025Est. completion: Jul 2025
N/ANot Yet Recruiting
NCT03000361OlympusMotorized Spiral Colonoscopy

Motorized Spiral Colonoscopy Trial: A First Feasibility Trial

Start: Dec 2016Est. completion: Feb 201730 patients
N/ACompleted
NCT01322724Knight TherapeuticsWarm vs Cool water

Comparing Warm Versus Cool Temperature Water During Colonoscopy

Start: Jun 2011Est. completion: Apr 2012175 patients
N/ACompleted
NCT00929916Bausch HealthComparing Two Different Ways to Take MoviPrep® Before Colonoscopy

Comparing Two Different Ways to Take MoviPrep® Before Colonoscopy

Start: Dec 2008Est. completion: Apr 2009
N/ACompleted

Phase Legend

Preclinical— Lab & animal studies
Phase 1— Safety & dosing
Phase 2— Efficacy testing
Phase 3— Large-scale trials
On Market— Approved & available

Key Insights

2 late-stage (Phase 3) programs — potential near-term approvals
6 companies competing in this space