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Improving Bowel Preparation With an Educational Video

NCT01099553 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2000

Last updated 2012-08-31

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Summary

The investigators goal is to improve bowel preparations with an educational video on the Center for Digestive Disorders (CDD) website that explains the steps required for bowel preparation for those patients undergoing screening colonoscopies. The video will focus on explaining the purpose of a screening colonoscopy, the rationale for bowel preparation, the pre-colonoscopy diet, and the instructions for completing the laxative. In a randomized fashion, patients in the control group will receive the standard written bowel preparation instructions, while patients in the intervention group will receive standard written instructions plus a link to watch the instructional video. The investigators hypothesize that an educational tool that provides visual examples of a good and poor preparation, examples of the pre-colonoscopy diet, and an explanation of how to administer the laxative will lead to improved patient compliance and a better bowel preparation. In addition, the investigators hypothesize that a better quality bowel preparation will improve detection of colonic polyps and fewer recommendations for repeat colonoscopy based solely on inadequate bowel preparation.

Conditions

  • Bowel Preparation

Interventions

OTHER

Educational video

Instructions to view an educational video about preparing for a colonoscopy

OTHER

Written instructions

Written instructions on preparing for a colonoscopy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brian C Jacobson, MD, MPH · Boston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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