Effectiveness of Nurse Tele-consultation on the Quality of Elective Colonoscopy, Procedure-related Anxiety, and Financial Toxicity

Summary

This is a multicenter, non-pharmacological, experimental, prospective, randomized study, with two arms (1:1) in a single-blind design. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a tele-consultation procedure in patients undergoing elective colonoscopy in terms of quality of the exam, anxiety procedure-related and financial toxicity.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects eligible for outpatient pancolonoscopy:

* for diagnostic purposes;
* for screening purposes;
* for post-polypectomy follow-up;
* of both genders;
* of all ethnicities;

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients under 18 years of age or over 80 years of age;
* Patients on waiting lists with SHORT priority: the procedure to be provided within a short time (no more than 10 days);
* Patients included in GOM pathways who undergo colonoscopy within 10 days;
* Pregnancy;
* Presence of known contraindications to bowel preparation;
* Presence of known contraindications to performing pancolonoscopy;
* Patients who have undergone colonic resection and/or have a colostomy/ileostomy;
* Patients with cognitive impairments;
* Patients declared legally incompetent or unable to understand and make decisions;
* Patients unable to provide informed consent.

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