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Compare the Patient Satisfaction and Effectiveness After Novel Application-based or Conventional Health Education of Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Compare the Patient Satisfaction and Effectiveness After Novel Application-based or Conventional Health Education of Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy-- Randomized Controlled Trial


Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Enrollment

252 participants

Start Date

Aug 1, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

Colorectal cancer is the cancer with highest incidence in Taiwan. The disease itself and subsequent treatment cause huge impact on the physical, psychological, and spiritual parts and social role of a patient. Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer and precancerous lesions is possible. Early treatment can reduce the impact on quality of life and economics. Colonoscopy is an important tool for diagnosis of colorectal proliferative lesions. Qualified bowel preparation can enhance sensitivity and reduce false negative of the colonoscopy. However, multiple factors influence the quality of bowel preparation. This study aims to investigate whether the animation video and game-based health education is more effective and satisfying than conventional health education, and to explore the difference of knowledge dissemination and quality of bowel preparation between novel and conventional methods. This study is a randomized controlled trial and uses structural questionnaire for study participants. Before the main study, the investigators will consult professors' opinions to adjust and enhance validity of the questionnaire, and the investigators will perform pretest to calculate its reliability. The investigators will enroll participants at the out-patient-department and the health management center. Questionnaires may be completed by on-site paper or phone with internet resources. The main participants of this study are adults aged 18 and more, and planned to receive colonoscopy. The questionnaires investigate the spent time, patient satisfaction, knowledge of bowel preparation and results of colonoscopy of different approaches of health education. Multiple linear regression will be applied to calculate the possible significance difference between two kinds of health education. The investigators expect this study (1) to explore whether novel health education enhances patient satisfaction (2) to investigate the efficiency of novel health education, and (3) to compare the effect of knowledge dissemination and quality of bowel preparation between experimental and control groups. This study will develop the model of health education to facilitate holistic health care.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This study compares two ways of preparing patients for a colonoscopy exam — a new smartphone app that delivers step-by-step instructions and reminders versus the conventional printed or verbal health education approach — to find out which method leads to better bowel cleansing and greater patient satisfaction. **You may be eligible if...** - You are an adult who is scheduled to have a colonoscopy (a procedure that examines the large intestine using a flexible camera) - You are willing to follow either the app-based or conventional preparation instructions and complete follow-up questions after your procedure **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are unable to receive health education (for example, due to significant language or communication barriers) - You are unwilling to complete follow-up assessments after your colonoscopy Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERnovel type of health education

animation video based health education


Locations(1)

National Taiwan University Hsinchu Branch

Hsinchu, Taiwan

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