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An Interactive Video Educational Tool Improves the Quality of Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Colon Cancer Screening
Interventions
Other: educational video
Registration Number
NCT04491565
Lead Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

The investigators aimed to determine whether an interactive, online educational platform could improve procedure show rates and bowel preparation scores in an outpatient population presenting for routine colonoscopy.

Detailed Description

The investigators performed a prospective, endoscopist-blinded, randomized controlled trial at a hospital-based outpatient endoscopy center. Eligible patients were randomized to two groups. Both groups received verbal and written instructions per standard care, while the intervention group received access to an interactive, on-line video. Primary outcomes were bowel preparation scores graded using the Boston Bowel Prep Score (BBPS), procedure show rates, patient satisfaction, and pre-procedure anxiety. Secondary outcomes included adenoma detection rate, mean bowel prep score per colonic segment, total number of polyps detected, and complication rates.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
270
Inclusion Criteria
  • English speaking
  • Access to text messaging and the internet (mobile phone access alone was considered sufficient)
  • Prescribed standard split-dose bowel preparation
  • Able to provide informed consent via telephone.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant
  • Mentally impaired
  • Undergoing screening or surveillance for inflammatory bowel disease .
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
educational videoeducational video-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adequacy of bowel prepintra procedure

adequacy of colonoscopy bowel prep was scored from 0 (worst) to 9 (best).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Washington University in St. Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

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