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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02804737

Enrollment

160

Registered

2016-06-17

Start date

2014-07-31

Completion date

2015-07-31

Last updated

2018-03-13

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Conditions

Colon Cancer

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.

Interventions

DEVICEAiddly (Web Site)

A website designed to better educate patients on how to prepare for their colonoscopies

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients scheduled for a colonoscopy as outpatients

Exclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Effectiveness of Web-based instructions	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

Measure	Time frame	Description
Benefit of web-based instructions	Time 0	Determine through a survey the benefit to patients of this method of education.

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026