This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical investigation designed to evaluate the efficacy of enhanced bowel preparation instructions (automated SMS, information website, and pre-recorded phone call) in improving bowel preparation quality in elective colonoscopy.~Subjects from the interventional and control group will receive standard of care bowel preparation instruction.~The interventional group will receive enhanced instructions delivered by automated SMS, information website and pre-recorded phone calls in the 48 hours leading up to the colonoscopy day. The intention is to provide a reminder, to reiterate instruction on clear fluid diet and timing of bowel preparation medication, and to provide additional graphical illustration on the information website.~Subjects in the interventional group must reply OK to each automated SMS or press 1 on the keypad at the end of the automated phone call to acknowledge understanding and receipt of instruction. Failure to acknowledge trigger an alert for a booking office staff member to directly call the patient and confirm compliance.~The clinical investigation will be conducted at one hospital in the state of New South Wales, Australia.~Subjects will be randomized to the interventional group (enhanced instruction) versus the control group (standard instruction).~The proceduralist assessing outcome measures at the time of colonoscopy is blinded to the intervention.
Efficacy Evaluation of Enhanced Bowel Preparation Instructions in Elective Colonoscopy.