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A Comparison of Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy Between Digestive Physicians and Non-digestive Physicians

Completed
Conditions
Bowel Preparation
Registration Number
NCT04738578
Lead Sponsor
Ningbo No. 1 Hospital
Brief Summary

The diagnostic accuracy of colonoscopy depends on the quality of bowel preparation, which is a critical element associated with the diagnostic yield, difficulty, time required, and the completeness of colonoscopy. The non-digestive physicians seemed to have a lower quality of bowel preparation compare to the digestive physicians. Therefore, investigators planned to evaluate the risk factors for suboptimal intestinal preparation in outpatients from the perspective of digestive doctors and non-digestive.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
671
Inclusion Criteria
  • All outpatients who have already completed the colonoscopy during December 2019 and October 2020.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with incomplete critical information, primary outcome, and baseline characteristics missing as well as examinations in hospitalized patients were excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adequate bowel preparationOne year

BBPS score (defined as a BBPS score of 2 or higher in any segment and the total BBPS≥6)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ningbo first hospital

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Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

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