Polyps
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a quality improvement study to determine the impact of an automated telephone reminder on the quality of bowel preparation in patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy.
Detailed description
Randomized trial of automated reminders with bowel prep instructions and encouraging clear fluid ingestion. The phone calls will occur 48-96 hours prior to the scheduled colonoscopy. All patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy and prescribed sodium picosulfate plus magnesium citrate will be eligible for enrollment.
Interventions
OTHERPhone call
Automated phone call reminder
Sponsors
Queen's University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients * Scheduled for outpatient colonoscopy at a later date * Prescribed evening-before or split-dose low volume preparation regimens
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal to receive automated telephone reminder * No access to telephone * Urgent/emergent indication for colonoscopy * Prescribed a bowel prep other than Pico-Salax/Purgodan * Receiving upper and lower combined procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa preparation scale score | Immediately after procedure | measures the cleanliness of each part of the colon and the overall fluid volume as assessed by the endoscopist |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of glasses of fluid consumed pre-colonoscopy | 24 hours |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed