Impact of Patient Education Website on the Quality of Outpatient Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
- Enrollment
- 160
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Effectiveness of Web-based instructions
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the GI clinic's currently used web-based instructions at St. Paul's Hospital.
Detailed Description
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a relatively common and life threatening condition that affect one in thirteen individuals in their lifetime. Colonoscopy is the most used procedure to allow gastroenterologist to identify colorectal malignancies or precancerous lesions at an earlier stage, which affords a greater chance for cure. However, low bowel cleanliness hinders polyp detection rates and therefore colonoscopy effectiveness. In the past, the majority of the studies have focused on pharmacological factors to optimize bowel preparation quality. Recently, the non-pharmacological factors have been found to have significant increases in bowel preparation quality. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the GI clinic's currently used web-based instructions at St. Paul's Hospital.
Investigators
Robert Enns
Principal Investigator
University of British Columbia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients scheduled for a colonoscopy as outpatients
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unable to speak English
- •Unwilling to participate in reading online materials
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Effectiveness of Web-based instructions
Time Frame: Time 0
Determine the effectiveness of Web-based instructions patients in preparing for colonoscopy by comparing the percentage of patients that achieved an excellent Boston Bowel Preparation Score when following the web-based instructions compared to historical control of paper written instructions.
Secondary Outcomes
- Benefit of web-based instructions(Time 0)