Instant Messaging Program (Wechat) Improve the Quality of Bowel Preparation

NCT ID: NCT02140827

Last Updated: 2014-12-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

770 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-05-31

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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Colonoscopy is the gold standard in the diagnosis of colorectal disease. The success of colonoscopy depends on high-quality bowel preparation by patients. Inadequate bowel cleansing reduces the cecal intubation rate, and the polyp detection rate (PDR). It also increases costs, mostly due to repeated procedures. The quality of bowel cleansing has remained suboptimal even though numerous different products and regimens have been tested and compared in no fewer than six meta-analyses. Therefore, a completely different approach to improve bowel cleansing is welcome.

Here the investigators assume that instant messaging program (Wechat) delivery the detail and FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) of bowel preparation instructions would improve the quality of the bowel preparation. The Wechat program has some advantages, 1. Wechat supports over 400 million users, nearly half of the mobile subscribers population in China; 2. Wechat provided a real time communications including voice messages, pictures and text exchange timely; 3.Compare with telephone, Wechat is economical of both time and money; 4. Compare with bowel preparation instructional software and litera or cartoon educational booklet, Wechat is more interactive and responsive.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Bowel Preparation

Keywords

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bowel preparation instant messaging program

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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IMP education

patients in this group are educated about bowel preparation by instant messaging program and meanwhile a booklet was also sent to them.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IMP interactive education

Intervention Type OTHER

The detail and FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) of bowel preparation instructions is delivered by Wechat.

normal education

patients in this group are educated about bowel preparation on the day of reservation by nurse for about 15 minutes and meanwhile a booklet was also sent to them.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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IMP interactive education

The detail and FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) of bowel preparation instructions is delivered by Wechat.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Wechat education

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 18-80
* PEG as purgatives;
* using we-chat software by patients or their relatives
* outpatients

Exclusion Criteria

* history of colorectal surgery
* known severe colonic stricture or obstructing tumor
* known or suspected bowel obstruction or perforation
* pregnant or lactating women
* patients who cannot give informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Air Force Military Medical University, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yanglin Pan

Associated professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yanglin Pan, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Air Force Military Medical University, China

Limei Wang, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of gastroenterology, Shaanxi Second People's Hospital

Locations

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Department of gastroenterology, Chancheng Central Hospital of Foshan

Foshan, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Department of gastroenterology, Shaanxi Second People's Hospital

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Site Status

Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Kang X, Zhao L, Leung F, Luo H, Wang L, Wu J, Guo X, Wang X, Zhang L, Hui N, Tao Q, Jia H, Liu Z, Chen Z, Liu J, Wu K, Fan D, Pan Y, Guo X. Delivery of Instructions via Mobile Social Media App Increases Quality of Bowel Preparation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Mar;14(3):429-435.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.09.038. Epub 2015 Oct 20.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26492848 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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20140508-5

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

20140508-5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id