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Impact of a Colonoscopy Preparation Mobile App on Colonoscopic Cleanliness and Experience

NCT06569277 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2024-08-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The most crucial factor determining the success and quality of a colonoscopy procedure is the patient's adherence to proper bowel preparation. When a colonoscopy is scheduled, patients are provided with a diet plan designed to improve the quality of bowel cleansing, in addition to bowel-cleansing medications, through the endoscopy secretariat. Typically, in cases of inadequate bowel cleansing, where the bowel wall is not sufficiently visible during the colonoscopy, it is found that patients have poor adherence to the diet plan and have consumed incorrect or insufficient foods. This inadequate bowel cleansing can lead to missed pathologies such as polyps, colitis, diverticulosis, angiodysplasia, and cancer, which may cause patient complaints or symptoms.

Currently, patients who come to our secretariat from various clinics and polyclinics for colonoscopy appointments receive a single-page informational sheet containing a 5-day pre-procedure diet plan. In our study, the investigators aim to increase patient adherence to the colonoscopy diet by providing a comprehensive mobile application that includes recommendations and recipes for the foods listed in the colonoscopy preparation diet plan. This randomized study will involve selecting suitable patients who have accepted our study from routine colonoscopy requests and analyzing the impact of this mobile application on the quality of colon cleansing, the time to reach the cecum, and the detection rate of colon polyps.

The quality of bowel cleansing will be assessed using the Boston Bowel Preparation Score, where a score of 6 or higher for the entire colon and scores above 2 for each individual segment indicate adequate cleaning. The time to reach the cecum will be tracked using a stopwatch on our mobile phone during the colonoscopy, and the rate of colon polyp detection will be retrospectively reviewed after the study concludes.

The goal of this study is to enhance patient adherence through a free mobile application and to reduce unnecessary administrative costs.

Conditions

  • Bowel Preparation
  • Patient Experience
  • Patient Satisfaction

Interventions

OTHER

A mobile application

Those who agreed to download a mobile app for colonoscopic bowel preparation on their smartphones.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • selim demirci · clinical physician

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-15
Primary Completion
2024-08-01
Completion
2024-08-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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