Patient Education and Text Message Reminders in Colonoscopy

Amasya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colon Disease; Educational Problems

Treatments: Other: Text Message Group; Other: Education Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06073782

AmasyaU-MA-292

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted to examine the effects of detailed education and text message reminders given to patients undergoing colonoscopy on bowel cleansing, vital signs and anxiety.

Full description

İntroduction: The highest level of bowel preparation before the colonoscopy procedure is necessary for the successful completion of colonoscopy. Considering that the bowel preparation procedures required for colonoscopy are performed by patients, it is very important to inform patients about the content and duration of diet and bowel preparation practices. Today, with the widespread use of technology in our lives, technological education methods such as web-based trainings, text message reminders, telemedicine methods have started to be used in patient education methods as well as classical methods.

Purpose: This study will be conducted to examine the effects of detailed education and text message reminders given to patients undergoing colonoscopy on bowel cleansing, vital signs and anxiety.

Method: This study will be a randomized controlled trial. hospital. The sample of the study will include individuals who will undergo colonoscopy procedure in the endoscopy unit of a state hospital and who meet the inclusion criteria. Data will be collected using personal information form, beck anxiety scale, boston bowel readiness scale. In this study, in addition to the standard patient education protocol, the effectiveness of colonoscopy education with more intensive content and supported by visuals and diagrams will be evaluated in the education group. Individuals in the other group will receive text message reminders, which is one of the new methods that have started to be used in patient education with the technology that has become widespread today.

Conclusion: It is thought that more intensive and materialized trainings and text message reminders to patients compared to standard colonoscopy preparations will increase the level of bowel cleansing, improve vital signs and reduce anxiety.

Enrollment: 84 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals who understand Turkish

Individuals who know how to use a phone and read text messages

Individuals over 18 years of age

Patients undergoing colonoscopy for the first time

Exclusion criteria

Patients with cognitive dysfunction

Patients with neuro-psychiatric disorders

Individuals who do not know how to use a phone

Individuals undergoing colonoscopy in emergency situations

Individuals who did not give consent to participate in the research

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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84 participants in 3 patient groups

Education Group

Experimental group

Description:

The training material will be created by researchers by reviewing national and international guidelines for colonoscopy practices. Using the "Colonoscopy Patient Preparation Guide", individuals will be given face-to-face, information and preparation training on colonoscopy preparation, its importance, the preparation medication to be used and the procedure process for an average of 15-20 minutes in a private room in the unit. After the training, individuals will be given the "Colonoscopy Patient Preparation Guide" brochure developed by the researchers.

Treatment:

Other: Education Group

Text Message Group

Experimental group

Description:

Individuals will be subjected to the routine colonoscopy preparation procedure of the hospital by the investigator. Starting three days before the colonoscopy is performed, individuals will be informed via text messages about the foods and beverages that they can consume in their diet and those that are forbidden to consume until the morning of the colonoscopy, the amount of fluids they should consume daily, the use of medication, the use of soda and enema, appointment time reminders.

Treatment:

Other: Text Message Group

Control Group:

No Intervention group

Description:

Individuals in the control group will be subjected to the standard procedure applied in the clinic. No additional education and educational brochures will be given to these patients and text message reminders will not be applied.