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Effects of walking exercise on bowel preparation in patients undergoing colonoscopy: evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis


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Figure 1

Flowchart of the studies selection process.
Flowchart of the studies selection process.

Figure 2

Risk of bias graph: reviewers’ judgments about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.
Risk of bias graph: reviewers’ judgments about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Figure 3

Risk of bias summary: reviewers’ judgments about each risk of bias item for each included study.
Risk of bias summary: reviewers’ judgments about each risk of bias item for each included study.

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The rate of adequate bowel preparation.
The rate of adequate bowel preparation.

Figure 5

The incidence of vomiting.
The incidence of vomiting.

Figure 6

The incidence of abdominal pain.
The incidence of abdominal pain.

Baseline characteristics of included studies.

StudyCountryDesignIntervention group (Rigmen)Control group (Rigmen)Prep scoreMain outcomes
Kim et al. 200510KoreaRCTDrink 250 mL of PEG solution and then walk at least for 5 min at intervals of 10 min (n = 182)Routine care (n = 174)Grade score

The quality of bowel preparation

Fang et al. 201711ChinaRCTWalk 30 min after each meal 3 days before the colons copy and walk for 1 h after taking the medicine on the day of colonoscopy (n = 34)Routine care (n = 34)Grade score

The quality of bowel preparation

Incidence of adverse reactions

Chen et al. 201812ChinaRCTDrink 250 mL of PEG solution and then walk at least for 200 steps (n = 60)Routine care (n = 60)BBPS

The quality of bowel preparation

Incidence of adverse reactions

Zhang et al. 201713ChinaCCTDrink 600 mL of PEG solution and then walk for 15 min (n = 110)Routine care (n = 110)OBPS

The quality of bowel preparation

Incidence of adverse reactions

Willingness to accept the same bowel preparation again

Qin et al. 201616ChinaRCTWalk more than 10 min after ingesting each liter of PEG solution (n = 110)Routine care (n = 110)BBPS

The quality of bowel preparation

Incidence of adverse reactions

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