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NCT Number: NCT02478918

Automated Telephone Reminder for Colonoscopy

This is a quality improvement study to determine the impact of an automated telephone reminder on the quality of bowel preparation in patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy.

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Key information

Conditions

Polyps Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hotel Dieu Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, K7L5G2, Canada

About this study

Randomized trial of automated reminders with bowel prep instructions and encouraging clear fluid ingestion. The phone calls will occur 48-96 hours prior to the scheduled colonoscopy.

All patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy and prescribed sodium picosulfate plus magnesium citrate will be eligible for enrollment.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients
  • Scheduled for outpatient colonoscopy at a later date
  • Prescribed evening-before or split-dose low volume preparation regimens

Exclusion criteria

  • Refusal to receive automated telephone reminder
  • No access to telephone
  • Urgent/emergent indication for colonoscopy
  • Prescribed a bowel prep other than Pico-Salax/Purgodan
  • Receiving upper and lower combined procedure

Treatment and study plan

phone call

Other

Automated phone call reminder

Primary outcomes

  1. Ottawa preparation scale score

    Time frame: Immediately after procedure

    measures the cleanliness of each part of the colon and the overall fluid volume as assessed by the endoscopist

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of glasses of fluid consumed pre-colonoscopy

    Time frame: 24 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Queen's University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Automated Telephone Reminder Prior to Outpatient Colonoscopy and the Effect on Bowel Preparation Quality

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jun 23, 2015
Registry last updated
Feb 16, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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