Specific Verbal vs. Usual Instructions for Inpatients Undergoing Colonoscopy

NCT02887014 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2016-09-13

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Summary

To study the impact of providing specific verbal instructions in inpatients (and/or their relatives) undergoing colonoscopy on the quality of bowel preparation.

Conditions

  • Adequate Colonoscopy Preparation for Inpatients

Interventions

PROCEDURE

SPECIFIC VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS

Participants will be randomized either to get detailed instructions verbally by the medico-paramedical staff of the participating centers (physicians or nurses) before starting bowel preparation (Group A) or to get ordinary instructions as usual in each of the participating centers (Group B). Instructions provided to Group A will include details about the procedure of bowel preparation, its potential side effects and the importance of the adequate preparation (Appendix)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ioannina

    collaborator OTHER
  • University Hospital of Patras

    collaborator OTHER
  • Larissa University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER
  • Attikon Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Ass. Prof. · Attikon Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-03-31

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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