The Impact of a Smartphone App on the Quality of Pediatric Colonoscopy Preparations

The Impact of a Smartphone App on the Quality of Pediatric Colonoscopy Preparations

The investigators developed a smartphone app that guides pediatric patients and their families through colonoscopy prep in an attempt to see if an app could improve the colonoscopy process.

The investigators created a smartphone app designed for pediatric patients and their families that informs patients about their colonoscopy procedure, alerts them when to take their medications throughout the hours-long colonoscopy prep process and tells them when to arrive to the endoscopy suite. The investigators designed a study to determine if this app will yield improved colonoscopy cleanouts, better patient understanding of the procedure, fewer calls to the GI service and more punctual arrival times to the endoscopy suite compared to patients who receive written instructions that do not actively interact with the patient before, during or after their colonoscopy prep.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged 5-18 years scheduled to undergo a diagnostic and/or therapeutic colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had undergone a colonoscopy within the past one year
• Patients admitted for a nasogastric (NG) cleanout
• Patients requiring colonoscopy preparation medication other than Polyethylene Glycol
• Patients with poor understanding of English.