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Effect of Chewing Gum Combined With Manual Enhanced Instructions by WeChat on the Bowel Preparation Quality for Colonoscopy in Patients With Constipation: a Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Chewing gum combined with WeChat enhanced instructions for Colonoscopy and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 115 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Patients with constipation are more likely to have poor bowel preparation quality due to slow gut motility and poor emptying ability. Gum chewing, as a proxy of sham feeding, is a very simple way used to accelerate gut motility. And a previous study found that enhanced instructions by WeChat could improve bowel preparation quality. Thus, investigators conducted a single-center randomized controlled trial to explore the effect of chewing gum combined with manual enhanced instructions by WeChat on the bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy in patients with constipation.
Study Details
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Interventions
Patients in the chewing gum and WeChat group are advised to chew one piece of sugarless gum for 20 minutes after drinking each 1 liter PEG. They also receive enhanced instructions via WeChat before two days and one day of colonoscopy to further inform how to chew gum and highlight the importance of adequate bowel preparation.