Does comforting conversation during colonoscopy improve on patient satisfaction, compliance and pain management.
Does comforting conversation during colonoscopy improve on patient satisfaction, compliance and pain management. A randomized controlled trial on comforting conversation or standard communication during colonoscopy. Using a mixed methods model, a qualitative study will be conducted to clarify what patients deem as important or effective conversation during colonoscopy. A randomized controlled trial will hereafter be conducted, where the results from the initial study will be utilized in the conversation during colonoscopy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
62
Pain management, distraction, diversion, empathy. Dependent on qualitative study results.
Information on procedure type, duration, findings, key landmarks, possibility of analgesic treatment, pause in procedure.
Endoscopy, Gastrounit, Herlev Hospital
Herlev, Region H, Denmark
RECRUITINGPatient Satisfaction
Questionnaire with 5 point Likert like scale
Time frame: on average 20 minutes after completed colonoscopy.
Per-procedural Pain management
Pain/discomfort prior to-, every 5. minutes and post-procedure with patients using the Visual Analogue Scale
Time frame: From inclusion to completed procedure. On average 45 minutes from first to last measurement.
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