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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2020; 26(47): 7568-7583
Published online Dec 21, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i47.7568
Published online Dec 21, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i47.7568
Evaluation of an educational telephone intervention strategy to improve non-screening colonoscopy attendance: A randomized controlled trial
Agustín Seoane, Xènia Font, Juan C Pérez, Rocío Pérez, Carlos F Enriquez, Miriam Parrilla, Faust Riu, Josep M Dedeu, Luis E Barranco, Inés A Ibáñez, Marco A Álvarez, Digestive Department, Endoscopy Unit, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona 08003, Spain
Agustín Seoane, Faust Riu, Josep M Dedeu, Luis E Barranco, Marco A Álvarez, Colorectal Cancer Research Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona 08003, Spain
Josep M Dedeu, Marco A Álvarez, Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08003, Spain
Xavier Duran, Consulting Service on Methodology for Biomedical Research, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona 08003, Spain
Author contributions: Seoane A contributed to conception and designed of the study, analysis and interpretation of data; Font X, Pérez JC, Pérez R, Enriquez CF and Parrilla M contributed to acquisition of data; Duran X contributed to the statistical analysis; Riu F, Dedeu JM, Barranco LE, Ibáñez IA and Álvarez MA contributed making critical revisions and related to important intellectual content of the manuscript.
Supported by Hospital del Mar , Parc de Salut Mar.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the ethics committee of IMIM, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (7739/I).
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03458377. The registration identification number is NCT03458377.
Informed consent statement: All involved persons (subjects and legally authorized representatives) gave their written informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest for any of the authors.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
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Corresponding author: Agustín Seoane, MD, Attending Doctor, Research Scientist, Digestive Department, Endoscopy Unit, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Passeig Marítim, 25-29, Barcelona 08003, Spain. 92847@parcdesalutmar.cat
Received: September 15, 2020
Peer-review started: September 15, 2020
First decision: November 3, 2020
Revised: November 16, 2020
Accepted: November 29, 2020
Article in press: November 29, 2020
Published online: December 21, 2020
Peer-review started: September 15, 2020
First decision: November 3, 2020
Revised: November 16, 2020
Accepted: November 29, 2020
Article in press: November 29, 2020
Published online: December 21, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: This is the first randomized controlled trial that demonstrates that an educational intervention improves colonoscopy attendance in the non-screening colonoscopy setting. We found that bidirectional communication is the crucial point in reducing the non-attendance rate and telephone contact is a valid educational option. An endoscopy nurse is also a valid person to conduct the educational intervention and could be the ideal person to eliminate barriers that negatively influence the patient’s attendance. This educational intervention also improves protocol compliance and patient satisfaction and has a large economic impact, which supports its imple-mentation and maintenance over time.