Video Education to Improve First Time Colonoscopy Outcomes
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: video, education.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Colonoscopy Education. Basic parameters: 18 years — 75 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Video Education to Improve First Time Colonoscopy Outcomes: A Prospective Randomized Control Trial.
Overview
The investigators compare video education plus standard education versus standard education for bowel preparation before a colonoscopy. The primary outcome will be the quality of bowel preparation.
Detailed description
The investigators compare video education plus standard education versus standard education for bowel preparation before a colonoscopy and include a number of languages including English, Spanish, Russian, Haitian Creole, and Urdu. The educational content also includes psychological content based upon the Theory of Planned Behavior. The primary outcome will be the quality of bowel preparation, as measured by the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) score,
Interventions
- Behavioral video
use of a video - Behavioral education
standard talk and paper handout
Primary outcome measures
- Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (continuous) [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
Secondary outcome measures (9)
- Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (categorical) [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
- Polyp detection rate proportion [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
- Adenoma detection rate proportion [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
- Cecal intubation rate proportion [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
- Withdrawal time [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
- Adherence to bowel preparation instructions [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
- Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale [Time frame: baseline]
- Overall experience with the bowel preparation process [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
- Desire to undergo future colonoscopies if indicated [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: all outpatients aged 18 to 75 years scheduled for their first screening colonoscopy
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Exclusion Criteria: ● Contraindications for colonoscopy
- History of bowel surgery, particularly colorectal surgery
- Severe comorbid conditions (e.g., impaired hepatic, renal or bone marrow function, congestive heart failure, recent coronary artery disease)
- Chronic constipation (typically <3 bowel movements per week with hard stools, a feeling of incomplete evacuation, or abdominal discomfort) requiring the use of laxatives
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Prisoners
- Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
- Inability to use video presentation devices (e.g., blindness)
- Active cancers.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Screening
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Mahmood S, Farooqui SM, Madhoun MF. Predictors of inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Aug;30(8):819-826. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001175. PMID 29847488
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06981650 · MED2024-555