Ala Sharara|Jean M. Chalhoub|Maya Beydoun|Rani Shayto|Hamed Chehab|Ali H. Harb|Fadi H. Mourad|Fayez Sarkis
A Customized Mobile Application in Colonoscopy Preparation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
American University of Beirut Medical Center|American University of Beirut Medical Center|American University of Beirut Medical Center|American University of Beirut Medical Center|American University of Beirut Medical Center|American University of Beirut Medical Center|American University of Beirut Medical Center|American University of Beirut Medical Center
objectives adherence diet prescribed purgative essential proper cleansing lowvolume bowel preparations aim work assess effect customized mobile application app adherence quality bowel preparation methods one hundred sixty 160 eligible patients scheduled elective colonoscopy randomly assigned paper control appbased instructions preparation consisted lowfiber diet 2 days clear fluids one day splitdose sodium picosulfatemagnesium citrate sps colonoscopy information collected regarding adherence utility provided instructions colonoscopists blinded assignment graded bowel preparation using aronchick ottawa chicago preparation scales primary endpoint adherence instructions quality preparation secondary endpoint results difference overall adherence bowel cleanliness observed study arms adherence reported 824 app vs 734 controls p040 adequate bowel preparation aronchick scale noted 772 vs 825 respectively p068 mean scores ottawa chicago scales also similar gender age time colonoscopy bmi influence preparation adherence compliance clear fluid diet component noted 94 patients bmi30 vs 77 bmi30 p001 sps well tolerated 819 patients app userfriendly received higher overall rating respect paper instructions p001 conclusions sps well tolerated effective bowel cleansing regardless instruction method customized smartphone applications effective wellaccepted could replace standard paper instructions bowel preparation clinicaltrialsgov nct02410720