To Access Quality of Bowel PreparationNCT07426133
Whatsapp Based Patient Education to Improve Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
A study testing Standard bowel preparation instructions and Polyethylene glycol with senna in people with To Access Quality of Bowel Preparation, run by Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
This randomized control trial evaluated data with WhatsApp based patient education, improves bowel preparation quality compared with standard in person counseling among patients undergoing elective colonoscopy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- To Access Quality of Bowel Preparation
- What is being tested?
- Standard bowel preparation instructions and Polyethylene glycol with senna
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 110 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 23 Mar 2025to 26 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adults age more than 18 years
- Scheduled for elective colonoscopy
- Ability to use WhatsApp
- Can provide informed consent
Who cannot join
- Emergency colonoscopy
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Inability to use smartphone applications
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Pakistan1 site
Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Peshawar
Peshawar, KPK, 25100
About this study
Official title: Examining the Efficacy of WhatsApp-Based Patient Education in Enhancing Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This randomized control trial evaluated data with WhatsApp based patient education, improves bowel preparation quality compared with standard in person counseling among patients undergoing elective colonoscopy.
Read the detailed description
This randomized control trial assists the effectiveness of whatsapp based education in improving or enhancing bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy. Adults' patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy were randomized into 2 groups. The Interventional group receives structured bowel preparation instructions through WhatsApp in the form of short video in reminders. While the control group received routine in person verbal counseling. The primary outcome was bowel preparation quality, measured using the Boston bowel preparation scale at the time of colonoscopy. Secondary outcomes include patient satisfaction compliance with the bowel preparation instructions and reduction in procedure related anxiety.
- Conditions
- To Access Quality of Bowel Preparation
- Being tested
- Standard bowel preparation instructions, Polyethylene glycol with senna
- Keywords
- Whatsapp based education
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Standard bowel preparation instructionsBehavioural
Participants will receive structured bowel preparation instructions delivered via WhatsApp, including text messages, educational videos, and reminder messages for 3 days prior to colonoscopy, with opportunity for real-time question and answer support.
Standard bowel preparation instructionsOther
Participants will receive routine written and verbal bowel preparation instructions as per institutional protocol
Polyethylene glycol with sennaDrug
All participants will receive bowel preparation using polyethylene glycol solution combined with senna tablets as per institutional protocol prior to colonoscopy.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Whatsapp education group | Experimental | Participants receive structured bowel preparation education through WhatsApp in the form of video messages and reminders. Receives: Behavioral: Standard bowel preparation instructions |
| Standard counseling group/ Control group | Other | Control group: Participants received Routinely in person verbal counseling regarding the bowel preparation as per standard institutional Practices. Receives: Other: Standard bowel preparation instructions; Drug: Polyethylene glycol with senna |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Quality of bowel preparation assessed using Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
The quality of bowel preparation will be assessed during colonoscopy using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale, which scores bowel cleanliness from 0 to 9.
Measured: At time of colonoscopy procedure (Day 0)
Secondary outcomes (1)
Adherence to bowel preparation instructions assessed using self-reported adherence questionnaire
Patient adherence to bowel preparation instructions will be assessed using a custom self-reported questionnaire evaluating compliance with dietary restrictions, laxative use, and hydration.
Measured: On day of colonoscopy before procedure (Day 0)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Feb 2026
- Study start23 Mar 2025
- Primary completion26 Dec 2025
- Study completion26 Dec 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for To Access Quality of Bowel PreparationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 110 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07426133
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-25-09
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 2 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Lam TYT, Wu PI, Tang RSY, Tse YK, Lau JYW, Wu JCY, Sung JJY. Nurse-led reinforced education by mobile messenger improves the quality of bowel preparation of colonoscopy in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2022 Sep;133:104301. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104301. Epub 2022 May 30.
PubMed 35764027
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Examining the Efficacy of WhatsApp-Based Patient Education in Enhancing Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07426133
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB-25-09
- Conditions
- To Access Quality of Bowel Preparation
- Keywords
- Whatsapp based education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 110 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research CentreUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 23 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 26 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 26 Dec 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Feb 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This randomized control trial evaluated data with WhatsApp based patient education, improves bowel preparation quality compared with standard in person counseling among patients undergoing elective colonoscopy.
Detailed description
This randomized control trial assists the effectiveness of whatsapp based education in improving or enhancing bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy. Adults' patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy were randomized into 2 groups. The Interventional group receives structured bowel preparation instructions through WhatsApp in the form of short video in reminders. While the control group received routine in person verbal counseling. The primary outcome was bowel preparation quality, measured using the Boston bowel preparation scale at the time of colonoscopy. Secondary outcomes include patient satisfaction compliance with the bowel preparation instructions and reduction in procedure related anxiety.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Whatsapp education group | Experimental | Behavioral: Standard bowel preparation instructionsParticipants receive structured bowel preparation education through WhatsApp in the form of video messages and reminders. |
| Standard counseling group/ Control group | Other | Other: Standard bowel preparation instructions, Drug: Polyethylene glycol with sennaControl group: Participants received Routinely in person verbal counseling regarding the bowel preparation as per standard institutional Practices. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Adults age more than 18 years
- Scheduled for elective colonoscopy
- Ability to use WhatsApp
- Can provide informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Emergency colonoscopy
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Inability to use smartphone applications
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Standard bowel preparation instructionsParticipants will receive structured bowel preparation instructions delivered via WhatsApp, including text messages, educational videos, and reminder messages for 3 days prior to colonoscopy, with opportunity for real-time question and answer support. | Behavioural | Whatsapp education group |
| Standard bowel preparation instructionsParticipants will receive routine written and verbal bowel preparation instructions as per institutional protocol | Other | Standard counseling group/ Control group |
| Polyethylene glycol with sennaAll participants will receive bowel preparation using polyethylene glycol solution combined with senna tablets as per institutional protocol prior to colonoscopy. | Drug | Standard counseling group/ Control group |
Primary outcome
Quality of bowel preparation assessed using Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
Time frame: At time of colonoscopy procedure (Day 0)
The quality of bowel preparation will be assessed during colonoscopy using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale, which scores bowel cleanliness from 0 to 9.
1 secondary outcome
Adherence to bowel preparation instructions assessed using self-reported adherence questionnaire
Time frame: On day of colonoscopy before procedure (Day 0)
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Aug 2026.
- Results publication: PubMed 35764027Lam TYT, Wu PI, Tang RSY, Tse YK, Lau JYW, Wu JCY, Sung JJY. Nurse-led reinforced education by mobile messenger improves the quality of bowel preparation of colonoscopy in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2022 Sep;133:104301. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104301. Epub 2022 May 30.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Standard bowel preparation instructions and Polyethylene glycol with senna in people with To Access Quality of Bowel Preparation, run by Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Quality of bowel preparation assessed using Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (time frame: At time of colonoscopy procedure (Day 0)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07426133, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Aug 2026.