Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Virtual Reality Videos in Improving Bowel Preparation Quality of Colonoscopy

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Virtual Reality Videos in Improving Bowel Preparation Quality of Colonoscopy

Official Title: Educational Virtual Reality Videos in Improving Bowel Preparation Quality and Satisfaction of Outpatients Intended for Colonoscopy: a Prospective Randomised Controlled Study

Study ID: NCT03667911

Conditions

Patient Compliance

Colo-rectal Cancer

Interventions

virtual reality videos

Study Description

Brief Summary: Colonoscopy is the most important method to screen for colorectal cancer and precancerous lesions, whose efficacy is closely related with the quality of bowel preparation, requiring consuming purgatives and restricting the diet. Compliance to bowel preparation is highly dependent on patient education. In most cases, such education is offered only once at the time of colonoscopy scheduling by either oral or written instructions. However, about one in fourth patients still cannot achieve satisfactory bowel preparation quality. Various methods, including booklet, telephone or message reminders, smartphone applications, social media, online videos, have been used to aid patient education and prove effective. These methods can increase patient activation, which is an independent factor related to bowel preparation quality. Virtual reality(VR) videos are used in this study, giving patients direct impressions of colonoscopy. This study aims to explore whether VR videos can increase patient adherence and experience, as well as improve bowel preparation quality, compared with conventional patient education methods.

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