Clinical trial NCT06687096: Effect of a Recipe Resource on Quality of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation and Patient Experience
Official title: The Effect of a Recipe Resource on Quality of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation and Patient Experience
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Bowel Preparation
Patient Experience
Patient Satisfaction
Lead sponsor: Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-11-13
Enrollment: 153
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study aimed to provide a recipe resource with visuals in line with the low-residue diet recommendations given to patients before colonoscopy, including cooking instructions for the meals in the diet list. In this way, we aimed to minimize confusion regarding dietary restrictions during colonoscopy preparation and ensure full compliance with the diet list. Our hypothesis is that this approach may enhance compliance with current recommendations and improve the quality of bowel preparation.

Detailed description: A total of 153 patients were included in this study. At the time of scheduling an outpatient colonoscopy, intervention group and control group were randomly assigned using a random-number generator for treatment allocation. The research protocol was explained during the colonoscopy appointment, and patients, when they agreed to follow their diet according to the recipe booklet, were accepted as part of the patient intervention group. A consent form was signed and collected. The nurse responsible for patient education in the endoscopy secretariat informed the patient that this booklet is an important component of bowel preparation and adhere strictly to the recipes in the booklet. The group who received the standard diet list and applied for their colonoscopy appointments were randomly designated as the control group. Bowel preparation was evaluated during the colonoscopy using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS). Cecal insertion and withdrawal times, polyp detection rate, utilization of the recipe resource, and patients' experiences related to colonoscopy were recorded.

The research team utilized freely available resources from general cookery recipe websites to create the recipe resource, adapting it to align with the recommendations for a low-residue diet (figure). Recipes were selected based on criteria such as being visually appealing, easy to prepare, and easily modifiable to comply with the low-residue diet. A dietitian examined the recipe resource to guarantee that the recipes followed low-residue diet guidelines.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* All outpatients who apply for a colonoscopy appointment.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a history of prior colonoscopic procedures
* Using anticholinergic or gastrointestinal motility-reducing drugs
* Severe chronic kidney failure (GFR\<30 ml/min)
* Advanced heart failure (NYHA III-IV)
* History of abdominal surgery were not included in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS)
timeFrame: immediately after the procedure
Secondary outcomes:
measure: patient experience
timeFrame: immediately after the procedure
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology and Training Research Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
name: selim demirci, medical doctor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Tae JW, Lee JC, Hong SJ, Han JP, Lee YH, Chung JH, Yoon HG, Ko BM, Cho JY, Lee JS, Lee MS. Impact of patient education with cartoon visual aids on the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Oct;76(4):804-11. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.05.026. Epub 2012 Jul 27.
citation: Spiegel BM, Talley J, Shekelle P, Agarwal N, Snyder B, Bolus R, Kurzbard N, Chan M, Ho A, Kaneshiro M, Cordasco K, Cohen H. Development and validation of a novel patient educational booklet to enhance colonoscopy preparation. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 May;106(5):875-83. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2011.75. Epub 2011 Apr 12.
citation: Bennett L, Knox R, Luscombe G, Egan J, Wallace L. The Colonoscopy Cookbook: Analysis of effect of a recipe resource on quality and experience of bowel preparation in colonoscopy. Endosc Int Open. 2023 May 26;11(5):E561-E565. doi: 10.1055/a-2057-4374. eCollection 2023 May.