Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy With a Simple Educational Card
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Medical Center
Conditions:
Colonic Polyps
Colonic Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding a simple educational card to standard pre-procedure instructions improves the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy.
Detailed Description
Despite written instructions, many patients do not understand the importance of bowel preparation as they prepare for colonoscopy. This often leads to poor compliance with preparation protocol and the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Outpatients
- 18 years old or older
- Referred and scheduled for an elective screening colonoscopy
Exclusion
- Inpatients
- Prisoners
- Cognitively impaired patients
- Legally blind patients
- Patients allergic to polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage solution
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
2000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00643682
Start Date
February 1 2006
End Date
October 1 2009
Last Update
October 1 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118