Clinical trial NCT06073782: Patient Education and Text Message Reminders in Colonoscopy
Official title: The Effect of Patient Education and Text Message Reminders on Bowel Preparation and Anxiety Level Before Colonoscopy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Colon Disease
Educational Problems
Keywords: colonoscopy
patient education
Lead sponsor: Amasya University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-10-10
Enrollment: 84
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: 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.

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Beck Anxiety Scale
timeFrame: One day
measure: Boston Bowel Readiness Scale
timeFrame: One day
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Amasya
country: Turkey
facility: Amasya U
Study officials:
affiliation: Amasya U
name: Neşe Uysal
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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