Improving Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Ostomy Surgery

Purpose

The goal of this pilot study is to learn if an intervention in patients undergoing ostomy surgery is easy to use. The overall goal of the work is to improve quality of life during recovery in the days after surgery for these patients using the intervention.

Condition

  • Ostomy - Ileostomy or Colostomy

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients Age 65+ years - clinicians age 18+ years - Patients undergoing fecal ostomy surgery and their clinicians

Exclusion Criteria

  • cognitive impairment not allowing completion of consent procedures based on the teach-back method.

Study Design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Open Pilot of patients and clinicians to assess web-based intervention acceptability and usability.
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
GA-STOMA 		A web-based intervention will be provided in addition to routine surgical care.
  • Behavioral: Geriatric Assessment Strategy for Ostomy Management and Adaptation (GA-STOMA)
    The web-based intervention provides patients with a survey and tailored content with the purpose of better supporting recovery and adaptation after surgery with a fecal ostomy

Recruiting Locations

MassGeneral Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Contact:
Christy Cauley, MD, MPH
617-726-8129
ccauley@mgb.org

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Contact

Christy Cauley, MD, MPH
617-726-8129
ccauley@mgb.org

Detailed Description

In this study the acceptability and usability of an intervention to evaluate and address biopsychosocial outcomes for older adults undergoing fecal ostomy surgery will be evaluated with the overall goal of improving patient-centered outcomes.