NCT07155603

Visual Aids for Colonoscopy Preparation: A Prospective Study on Patient Understanding and Bowel Cleanliness in Colonoscopy Patients

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Prof. Dr. Jörg Leuppi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Effective communication in healthcare is critical for improving patient outcomes, particularly in enhancing health literacy and enabling informed decision-making. Traditional informed consent for colonoscopy often fails to clearly explain the procedure, risks, and preparation requirements, leading to inadequate bowel preparation, longer procedures, and missed lesions. Standard educational materials like videos and written instructions are often impersonal, lack cultural inclusivity, and fail to engage patients effectively. Emerging tools, such as the multilingual, visually enhanced Meine Behandlung video series from Visikon®, aim to improve patient comprehension and adherence. This study seeks to compare the effectiveness of these animated videos against traditional consent methods in enhancing patient understanding and adherence, particularly for complex procedures like colonoscopy, which is crucial for diagnosing and preventing colorectal cancer.

Conditions

• The Effect of Audio-visual Aids on Bowel Cleanliness
• Audiovisual Aids

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Animated Video Group 1	The animated video intervention provides a clear and engaging multimedia explanation of the colonoscopy procedure in multiple languages. It includes visual aids to help explain the process, preparation instructions, risks, and expected outcomes, aiming to improve patient comprehension and adherence.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-01
• Primary completion: 2027-08-15
• Completion: 2028-12-15
• First posted: 2025-09-04
• Last updated: 2025-09-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland