Improvement of Colonoscopy Preparation by Using a SPA (ColoprAPP)

University of Ulm

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Colonoscopy Preparation

Treatments: Device: ColoprAPP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03290157

ColoprAPP Study

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the impact of a SPA on Quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy. Half of the patients receive regular paper based information on colonoscopy preparation (control), while the other half will use an additional SPA for colonoscopy preparation (coloprAPP).

Full description

Preparation for colonoscopy is perceived as a major impediment to participate in CRC screening colonoscopy. Hence, inadequate bowel preparation is reported in up to 25% of all patients undergoing colonoscopy.

Although the quality of bowel preparation is influenced by various factors, it largely depends on patient´s compliance regarding instructions on purgatives and diet. Therefore reinforced education and guidance is a valuable tool to improve bowel preparation.

A rapidly increasing number of individuals worldwide use smartphones in their daily life. Application of this new technology into patient education could facilitate and empower the patient guidance. In this study patients either receive regular information on colonoscopy preparation (paper-based) or download a SPA for reinforced reminding of the steps of colonoscopy preparation. Objective of this study is to measure the impact of a SPA on quality of bowel preparation.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• smartphone
• outpatient appointment for colonoscopy
• CRC Screening, surveillance
• <ASA 3

Exclusion criteria

• no smartphone
• >ASA 3 (no possibility for outpatient colonoscopy)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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500 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Regular colonoscopy preparation paper based information provided

ColoprAPP group

Other group

Description:

Regular colonoscopy preparation paper based information provided plus usage of a downloaded SPA (ColoprAPP) as a reminder system for colonoscopy preparation

Treatment:

Device: ColoprAPP