Impact of Patient Education Website on the Quality of Outpatient Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the GI clinic's currently used web-based instructions at St. Paul's Hospital.

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Key information

Conditions

Colon Cancer Colonic Diseases Colonic Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

St. Paul's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2K5, Canada

About this study

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a relatively common and life threatening condition that affect one in thirteen individuals in their lifetime. Colonoscopy is the most used procedure to allow gastroenterologist to identify colorectal malignancies or precancerous lesions at an earlier stage, which affords a greater chance for cure. However, low bowel cleanliness hinders polyp detection rates and therefore colonoscopy effectiveness. In the past, the majority of the studies have focused on pharmacological factors to optimize bowel preparation quality. Recently, the non-pharmacological factors have been found to have significant increases in bowel preparation quality. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the GI clinic's currently used web-based instructions at St. Paul's Hospital.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients scheduled for a colonoscopy as outpatients

Exclusion criteria

Unable to speak English
Unwilling to participate in reading online materials

Treatment and study plan

Aiddly (Web Site)

Device

A website designed to better educate patients on how to prepare for their colonoscopies

Primary outcomes

Effectiveness of Web-based instructions

Time frame: Time 0

Determine the effectiveness of Web-based instructions patients in preparing for colonoscopy by comparing the percentage of patients that achieved an excellent Boston Bowel Preparation Score when following the web-based instructions compared to historical control of paper written instructions.

Secondary outcomes

Benefit of web-based instructions

Time frame: Time 0

Determine through a survey the benefit to patients of this method of education.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of British Columbia

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Jun 17, 2016
Registry last updated: Mar 13, 2018

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