NCT00975247

Impact of a Novel Patient Educational Booklet on Colonoscopy Quality

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 500 (actual)
• Sponsor: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Achievement of colonoscopy outcomes depends on high-quality bowel preparation by patients; yet inadequate preparation is common. Objective: To develop and test an educational booklet to improve bowel preparation quality. Design: "Before-and-after" study followed by randomized controlled trial. Setting: Veteran Affairs medical center. Patients: Patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy Measurements: The investigators first performed cognitive interviews to identify knowledge and belief barriers to high-quality colonoscopy preparation. The investigators then created a patient educational booklet addressing patient barriers to improve preparatory behaviors. The investigators tested the booklet in 2 sequential studies: (1) controlled "before-and-after" study in patients undergoing colonoscopy during 2 consecutive months: 1 without and 1 with the booklet; (2) randomized controlled trial. The outcome in both studies was bowel preparation quality measured on a 6-point Likert scale (\>5="good"). In each study the investigators compared the proportion achieving a "good" preparation between groups and performed logistic regression to measure the effect of the booklet on preparation quality while adjusting for the purgative received. Limitations: Unknown impact on polyp yield and cancer reduction.

Conditions

• Colon Cancer
• Colonoscopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Receiving an educational booklet	Patients who receive an educational booklet will be considered to be receiving an intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-04-01
• Primary completion: 2012-09-01
• Completion: 2012-09-01
• First posted: 2009-09-11
• Last updated: 2014-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States