Trial Outcomes & Findings for Text Messaging to Improve Adherence To Repeat Colonoscopy In a Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital (NCT NCT06185374)

NCT ID: NCT06185374

Last Updated: 2025-08-20

Results Overview

7-item assessment of participant satisfaction with the "Annie" text intervention. Items are rated on a 5-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 7 to 35; higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with the intervention.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

50 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Day 21 (Up to 7 Days Post-Procedure)

Results posted on

2025-08-20

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Text Message Intervention
Participants in the experimental arm will receive a series of instructional and motivational text messages, which will be sent starting 7-14 days before and until the day of the colonoscopy procedure. Text Message Instructions/Motivation: For instructional messages, earlier messages will remind patients of the colonoscopy appointment and later messages will help patients complete the bowel preparation process in real-time. Motivational messages will be sent along with instructional messages.
No Intervention
Participants will not receive text messages.
Overall Study
STARTED
25
25
Overall Study
COMPLETED
25
25
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Text Messaging to Improve Adherence To Repeat Colonoscopy In a Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Text Message Intervention
n=25 Participants
Participants in the experimental arm will receive a series of instructional and motivational text messages, which will be sent starting 7-14 days before and until the day of the colonoscopy procedure. Text Message Instructions/Motivation: For instructional messages, earlier messages will remind patients of the colonoscopy appointment and later messages will help patients complete the bowel preparation process in real-time. Motivational messages will be sent along with instructional messages.
No Intervention
n=25 Participants
Participants will not receive text messages.
Total
n=50 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.95 • n=99 Participants
62.76 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.86 • n=107 Participants
63.88 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.43 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
n=99 Participants
1 Participants
n=107 Participants
3 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
23 Participants
n=99 Participants
24 Participants
n=107 Participants
47 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
n=99 Participants
7 Participants
n=107 Participants
11 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
21 Participants
n=99 Participants
18 Participants
n=107 Participants
39 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
16 Participants
n=99 Participants
12 Participants
n=107 Participants
28 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
5 Participants
n=99 Participants
6 Participants
n=107 Participants
11 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4 Participants
n=99 Participants
7 Participants
n=107 Participants
11 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
25 participants
n=99 Participants
25 participants
n=107 Participants
50 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 21 (Up to 7 Days Post-Procedure)

Population: Control patients were not given text messaging intervention, therefore did not participate in the Annie text message survey. All intervention patients were encouraged to complete the survey, and 16 of 25 did.

7-item assessment of participant satisfaction with the "Annie" text intervention. Items are rated on a 5-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 7 to 35; higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with the intervention.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Text Message Intervention
n=16 Participants
Participants in the experimental arm will receive a series of instructional and motivational text messages, which will be sent starting 7-14 days before and until the day of the colonoscopy procedure. Text Message Instructions/Motivation: For instructional messages, earlier messages will remind patients of the colonoscopy appointment and later messages will help patients complete the bowel preparation process in real-time. Motivational messages will be sent along with instructional messages.
No Intervention
Participants will not receive text messages.
National Annie Colonoscopy Survey Score
29.56 Score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.16

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to Day 14

Assessed via patient's electronic health record.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Text Message Intervention
n=25 Participants
Participants in the experimental arm will receive a series of instructional and motivational text messages, which will be sent starting 7-14 days before and until the day of the colonoscopy procedure. Text Message Instructions/Motivation: For instructional messages, earlier messages will remind patients of the colonoscopy appointment and later messages will help patients complete the bowel preparation process in real-time. Motivational messages will be sent along with instructional messages.
No Intervention
n=25 Participants
Participants will not receive text messages.
Percentage of Participants Who Attend Scheduled Colonoscopy Appointment
96 Percentage of Participants
92 Percentage of Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to Day 14

Assessed via patient's electronic health record.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Text Message Intervention
n=24 Participants
Participants in the experimental arm will receive a series of instructional and motivational text messages, which will be sent starting 7-14 days before and until the day of the colonoscopy procedure. Text Message Instructions/Motivation: For instructional messages, earlier messages will remind patients of the colonoscopy appointment and later messages will help patients complete the bowel preparation process in real-time. Motivational messages will be sent along with instructional messages.
No Intervention
n=23 Participants
Participants will not receive text messages.
Percentage of Participants Who Had Adequate Bowel Preparation at Colonoscopy Appointment
79 percentage of participants
91 percentage of participants

Adverse Events

Text Message Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

No Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Peter Liang, MD

NYU Langone Health

Phone: (212) 686-7500

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place