Specific Verbal vs. Usual Instructions for Inpatients Undergoing Colonoscopy

NCT ID: NCT02887014

Last Updated: 2016-09-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-31

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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To study the impact of providing specific verbal instructions in inpatients (and/or their relatives) undergoing colonoscopy on the quality of bowel preparation.

Detailed Description

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Introduction Adequate bowel preparation constitutes one of the most important endoscopy quality indicators: it is related with increased detection of pathologic findings, reduces the need for repeated colonoscopies and leads to burden lightening for both patients and endoscopy departments. Different factors have been related to inadequate preparation. Among them, inpatient status has been identified as a major independent risk factor.

It has been shown that providing outpatients with simple, but specific instructions regarding the importance and mode of adequate preparation - either through a leaflet, a sms or on the web - improves significantly the level of bowel cleanliness. However, data regarding the success of such an intervention in inpatients lack.

Aim To study the impact of providing specific verbal instructions in inpatients (and/or their relatives) undergoing colonoscopy on the quality of bowel preparation.

Patients - Methods Study Design This is a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study. Four Greek academic endoscopy departments will competitively enroll patients during a period of 6 months.

Randomization A central randomization list will be computer-assisted, created and sent to one collaborator of each center. Endoscopists will be blinded to participant's group.

300 patients will be randomized in 2 groups, in blocks of 10 with an analogy 1:1. They will also be stratified in a 60%-40% percentage depending on whether the patient is bedridden or not at the time of the examination

Statistical Analysis According to the literature similar interventions showed a gain of 20% in favor of the intervention. Statistical significance level α is defined 5% and the study is powered at the level of 80%. According to data from Hepatogastroenterology Unit of Attikon University General Hospital regarding the adequateness of bowel preparation of patients undergoing colonoscopy and with an expected 10% drop out, 300 patients are needed (including a 10% drop out) in order to succeed 18% improvement of the primary endpoint (from 66% for inpatients during 2015 to 84% for outpatients during the same period) favoring the intervention group. Interim analysis and sample size re-estimation will be undergone after data collection from 90 patients.

Both an intention to treat (ITT) and a per protocol (PP) analysis are planned. Data will be recorded in predefined CRFs.

Conditions

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Adequate Colonoscopy Preparation for Inpatients

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Group A

Participants getting SPECIFIC VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS before starting bowel preparation (Group A).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SPECIFIC VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participants will be randomized either to get detailed instructions verbally by the medico-paramedical staff of the participating centers (physicians or nurses) before starting bowel preparation (Group A) or to get ordinary instructions as usual in each of the participating centers (Group B). Instructions provided to Group A will include details about the procedure of bowel preparation, its potential side effects and the importance of the adequate preparation (Appendix)

Group B

Participants getting ordinary instructions as usual in each of the participating centers (Group B).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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SPECIFIC VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS

Participants will be randomized either to get detailed instructions verbally by the medico-paramedical staff of the participating centers (physicians or nurses) before starting bowel preparation (Group A) or to get ordinary instructions as usual in each of the participating centers (Group B). Instructions provided to Group A will include details about the procedure of bowel preparation, its potential side effects and the importance of the adequate preparation (Appendix)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* assignment of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* inability to provide informed consent
* history of colectomy
* indication for rectosigmoidoscopy
* lack of knowledge of the Greek language.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Ioannina

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital of Patras

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Larissa University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Attikon Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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ATHANASIOS SIOULAS

Dr

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Ass. Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Attikon Hospital

Locations

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Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine and Research Unit, Attikon University General Hospital

Athens, , Greece

Site Status

Countries

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Greece

Central Contacts

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Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Ass. Prof.

Role: CONTACT

00302105832087

Facility Contacts

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KONSTANTINOS TRIANTAFYLLOU, Ass. Prof.

Role: primary

00302105832090

References

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Dik VK, Moons LM, Huyuk M, van der Schaar P, de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel WH, Ter Borg PC, Meijssen MA, Ouwendijk RJ, Le Fevre DM, Stouten M, van der Galien O, Hiemstra TJ, Monkelbaan JF, van Oijen MG, Siersema PD; Colonoscopy Quality Initiative. Predicting inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy in participants receiving split-dose bowel preparation: development and validation of a prediction score. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Mar;81(3):665-72. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.09.066. Epub 2015 Jan 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25600879 (View on PubMed)

Ergen WF, Pasricha T, Hubbard FJ, Higginbotham T, Givens T, Slaughter JC, Obstein KL. Providing Hospitalized Patients With an Educational Booklet Increases the Quality of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Jun;14(6):858-864. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.11.015. Epub 2015 Dec 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26681487 (View on PubMed)

Guo X, Yang Z, Zhao L, Leung F, Luo H, Kang X, Li X, Jia H, Yang S, Tao Q, Pan Y, Guo X. Enhanced instructions improve the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jan;85(1):90-97.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.05.012. Epub 2016 May 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kumar A, Lin L, Bernheim O, Bagiella E, Jandorf L, Itzkowitz SH, Shah BJ. Effect of Functional Status on the Quality of Bowel Preparation in Elderly Patients Undergoing Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy. Gut Liver. 2016 Jul 15;10(4):569-73. doi: 10.5009/gnl15230.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Lee YJ, Kim ES, Park KS, Cho KB, Jang BK, Chung WJ, Hwang JS. Education for Ward Nurses Influences the Quality of Inpatient's Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Aug;94(34):e1423. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001423.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26313794 (View on PubMed)

Rotondano G, Rispo A, Bottiglieri ME, De Luca L, Lamanda R, Orsini L, Bruzzese D, Galloro G; SIED Campania PISCoPO study group investigators; Romano M, Miranda A, Loguercio C, Esposito P, Nardone G, Compare D, Magno L, Ruggiero S, Imperatore N, De Palma GD, Gennarelli N, Cuomo R, Passananti V, Cirillo M, Cattaneo D, Bozzi RM, D'Angelo V, Marone P, Riccio E, De Nucci C, Monastra S, Caravelli G, Verde C, Di Giorgio P, Giannattasio F, Capece G, Taranto D, De Seta M, Spinosa G, De Stefano S, Familiari V, Cipolletta L, Bianco MA, Sansone S, Galasso G, De Colibus P, Romano M, Borgheresi P, Ricco G, Martorano M, Gravina AG, Marmo R, Rea M, Maurano A, Labianca O, Colantuoni E, Iuliano D, Trovato C, Fontana A, Pasquale L, Morante A, Perugini B, Scaglione G, Mauro B. Quality of bowel cleansing in hospitalized patients undergoing colonoscopy: A multicentre prospective regional study. Dig Liver Dis. 2015 Aug;47(8):669-74. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2015.04.013. Epub 2015 Apr 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Srisarajivakul N, Chua D, Williams R, Leigh L, Ou A, Quarta G, Poles MA, Goodman A. How We Cleaned It Up: A Simple Method That Improved Our Practice's Bowel Prep. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Aug;111(8):1079-81. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.148. Epub 2016 Apr 26. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Yadlapati R, Johnston ER, Gregory DL, Ciolino JD, Cooper A, Keswani RN. Predictors of Inadequate Inpatient Colonoscopy Preparation and Its Association with Hospital Length of Stay and Costs. Dig Dis Sci. 2015 Nov;60(11):3482-90. doi: 10.1007/s10620-015-3761-2. Epub 2015 Jun 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26093612 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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INPATIENTS_VERBAL-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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