Validation of the Harefield Cleansing Scale: a tool for the evaluation of bowel cleansing quality in both research and clinical practice - 30/06/13
Résumé |
Background |
Variations in bowel cleansing quality before colonoscopy can cause confounding of results within clinical trials and inappropriate treatment decisions in clinical practice. A new tool—the Harefield Cleaning Scale—has been developed, which addresses the limitations of existing scales.
Objective |
Validation exercise for the new cleansing scale.
Design |
Retrospective validation study.
Setting |
Various colonoscopy units in France.
Patients |
Patients who had a total of 337 colonoscopies recorded.
Intervention |
Video-recorded colonoscopy.
Main Outcome Measurements |
Comparisons of 2 scoring systems to assess direct correlation, interrater reliability, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability, based on assessment of video recordings from 337 colonoscopies.
Results |
Correlation analysis for expert scores by using the 2 scales yielded a Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.833. Similarly, the comparison of the segmental sum score revealed a Spearman correlation coefficient of -0.778. Cross-tabulation for successful colon cleansing was 92.88% versus unsuccessful colon cleansing in 7.12%. Reliability assessment indicated an acceptable internal consistency with a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.81. Test-retest reliability demonstrated an overall agreement of 0.639 (kappa statistic). Receiver operating characteristic analysis versus Aronchick Scale scores yielded an area under the curve of 0.945, with sensitivity of 99% and specificity of 83% at the optimum score cut-off point.
Limitations |
Test-retest reliability was assessed by using a different patient population to the other measures. There were insufficient patient numbers to assess performance by using adenoma detection rate.
Conclusion |
This validation analysis has demonstrated that the Harefield Cleansing Scale is a robust, reliable, and consistent tool that has the potential to improve the effective standardization of bowel preparation assessment in both clinical and research practice.
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| DISCLOSURE: M. Halphen is a full-time employee of Norgine, Ltd. D. Heresbach is a consultant for Norgine, Ltd, Aptalis, and MedPass and a speaker for Mauna Kea Technology and Wilson-Cook, France and received project sponsorship from Ferring SA. H.-J. Gruss and J. Belsey are consultants for Norgine, Ltd. No other financial relationships relevant to this publication were disclosed. |
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Vol 78 - N° 1
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