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
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
|---|---|---|
|
Experimental GA-STOMA |
Participants will be provided a web-based intervention in addition to routine surgical care. |
|
Recruiting Locations
MassGeneral Hospital
Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02114
Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02114
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Detailed Description
In this study we are trying to understand the acceptability and usability of an intervention to evaluate and address biopsychosocial outcomes for older adults undergoing fecal ostomy surgery with the overall goal of improving patient-centered outcomes.