Study on the Impact of Education Website on the Quality of Outpatient Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colon Cancer
• Interventions: Device: Aiddly (Web Site)

• Registration Number: NCT02466724
• Lead Sponsor: University of British Columbia

Brief Summary

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common and life threatening condition that will affect one in thirteen individuals. Colonoscopy is the most commonly used procedure to identify colorectal malignancies or precancerous lesions at an earlier stage, which affords an opportunity for cure. However, low level of bowel cleanliness hinders polyp detection and therefore can limit colonoscopy effectiveness. Historically, the majority of the studies have focused on pharmacological factors to optimize bowel preparation quality. Recently, 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 web-based instructions vs. the historical phone/letter instructions given to patients planning to have a colonoscopy.

Detailed Description

This study is a prospective randomized trial. Four hundred and fifty consecutive eligible patients will be randomized to ideally have two hundred and twenty five patients in each arm. Those who will have traditional paper based instructions and those who will be using an online system. Both groups will receive their instructions by the research assistant prior to leaving the office after being consented. The paper based instructions will be given as a handout and those in the online group will receive their bowel preparation instructions via an email sent by a scheduling assistant

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03
• Study First Submitted: 2015-05-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-08
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-09
• Primary Completion: 2016-05
• Study Completion: 2017-06
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 900

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 19 or greater
• Patients scheduled for a colonoscopy using a doctors "normal prep" as outpatients
• Willing to participate by filling out the survey
• Must be able to read and understand English
• Must have ability to use email, have a functioning email account, and are willing to be contacted by email.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to speak English
• Unwilling to participate in reading online materials

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Web Group	Aiddly (Web Site)	Patients given web site (aiddly) instructions for colonoscopy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients with Excelent Colonoscopy preparation	Baseline	To determine the effectiveness of web-based instructions for patients preparing for colonoscopy by comparing the percentage of patients that achieve an excellent Boston Bowel Preparation score when following the web-based instructions compared to the control arm of patients receiving paper written instructions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Benefit and satisfaction to patients of this method of patient education.	Baseline	To determine through follow-up survey the benefit and satisfaction to patients of this method of patient education.
Bowel preparation tolerability with this method of patient education.	Baseline	To determine through follow-up survey differences in bowel preparation tolerability with this method of patient education.
Use of web-based educational platform	Baseline	To determine the number of patients who cannot use or participate in the web-based educational platform and through survey results determine limiting factors of access and use.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Paul's Hospital; 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada