| Interventions |
Intervention1: Brief educational intervention: Apart from the standard guidelines and preparation as done in comparator group, a brief video will be shown to the patient or one attendant in the language of their choice Hindi or Punjabi or English. The video will also be provided through WhatsApp or link to Youtube. The patient will be allowed to ask questions after the video. The video provides brief information about What is IBD, Why is colonoscopy needed in IBD, Why bowel preparation is needed for colonoscopy, What are the consequences of poor preparation, How to prepare for a colonoscopy, including diet and PEG preparation. The duration of this video is between 5-10 minutes (slight variation in time for the three languages) Control Intervention1: Standard Arm: The preparation for colonoscopy will be as per the standard ESGE guidelines. We will suggest a low fibre diet for two days preceding the start of bowel preparation. A standard split dose preparation will be used. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) will be used. A PEG sachet of 137.15 gram will be dissolved in 2 litres of water. On the day before the procedure the patient will be advised to take 2 litres over a three-hour period in the evening 5-8 PM. On the day of the procedure, another 2 litres of preparation would be administered in the morning from 4-6 AM. The procedure would be started between 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on the day of the procedure. The procedure will be performed under conscious sedation which means that injection Midazolam 2mg will be given to the patients before the procedure. |