Different Levels of Patient Education for Care of Ostomy Site

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Ostomy

In brief

This is a randomized study of standard versus extra ostomy education.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02036268

Run by

Indiana University

People needed

53

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2018-09-12

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age equal to or greater than 18 years of age at the time of consent.
• Scheduled to undergo surgery at IU Health North Hospital that will results in a temporary or permanent colostomy or ileostomy for a benign or malignant disease process.
• Are willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation in the study and authorization for release of health information.
• Are willing and able to attend up to two additional clinic visits at IU Health North Hospital for the purpose of ostomy teaching and care.
• Subjects who currently do NOT have a urostomy or any other type of urinary diversion and/or are NOT planning to have a urostomy or any other type of urinary diversion as part of the surgery procedures at the time of their surgery for placement of colostomy or ileostomy.
• Subjects who do NOT have any history of prior colostomy or ileostomy.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects not meeting any of the above eligibility criteria.

Where it is running

• Indiana University Health North Hospital — Carmel, Indiana, United States

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