Abstract:Objective To compare novel oral sulfate solution (OSS) and low-dose polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution which can improve the quality of colonoscopy.Methods Search for articles published from January 2000 to December 2020 through PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Use Review Manager 5.4 and Stata 12.0 for analysis to compare novel OSS and low-dose PEG plus vitamin C (PEG + VC) solutions. The differences in adequate bowel preparation, good bowel preparation and side effects were compared.Results 1 876 subjects in 6 studies met the inclusion criteria. In terms of adequate bowel preparation, the difference between novel OSS group and PEG + VC group was not statistically significant (93.4% vs 91.9%, RR^ = 1.02, 95%CI: 0.99~1.04, P > 0.05). The rate of good bowel preparation in OSS group was significant higher than that in PEG + VC group (50.2% vs 42.6%, RR^ = 1.18, 95%CI: 1.06 ~ 1.31, P < 0.05). The risk of nausea in the OSS group increased by 18.0% compared with PEG + VC group, the difference was statistically significant (38.5% vs 32.6%, RR^ = 1.18, 95%CI: 1.05~1.33, P < 0.05), and the risk of vomiting was more than doubled (10.8% vs 4.7%, RR^ = 2.30, 95%CI: 1.63~3.23, P < 0.05). There were no obvious publication bias after Begg test and Egger test.Conclusion Patients with lower risk of nausea and vomiting with the new OSS were more likely to achieve good bowel preparation, because it increased the risk of nausea and vomiting compared with patients using a small dose of PEG solution.