Text Messaging to Improve Adherence To Repeat Colonoscopy In a Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Text Message Instructions/Motivation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06185374

23-00583

Details and patient eligibility

About

Colorectal cancer is a common but preventable condition, and increasing colorectal cancer screening is one of the most impactful public health contributions in the field of gastroenterology. Text messaging is a simple, cheap, and rapid method to reach patients that may improve adherence to colonoscopy appointments as well as simplify the process of bowel preparation. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of a pilot bidirectional text messaging intervention on attendance for screening/surveillance colonoscopy and bowel preparation quality at an urban VA hospital. The goal is to improve adherence to colonoscopy among patients who are due for a repeat colonoscopy.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Has previously undergone a colonoscopy and is currently due for a repeat screening or surveillance colonoscopy at the VA.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients not due for screening or surveillance colonoscopy. This will be based on 2020 guidelines from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.
• Patients with personal history of colorectal cancer (CRC)/inflammatory bowel disease/ hereditary colon cancer syndrome or family history of hereditary colon cancer syndrome. These criteria will be determined based on ICD9/10 codes or the medical record.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Text Message Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the experimental arm will receive a series of instructional and motivational text messages, which will be sent starting 7-14 days before and until the day of the colonoscopy procedure.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Text Message Instructions/Motivation

No Intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will not receive text messages.