The Effect of a 30-day Automated Text Messaging Intervention on Hospital Based Acute Care Encounters Following Ileostomy
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Ileostomy; Complications, Ileostomy - Stoma, Ileostomy Malfunction, Ileostomy Underactive, Complication of Surgical Procedure
In brief
Each year a large number of patients undergo ileostomy surgery, a procedure in which a portion of the small intestine is attached to a hole in the abdominal wall, allowing for digested material to pass into a disposable bag worn attached to the skin. Ileostomies are performed for the treatment of a variety of diseases of the intestinal tract, such as inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal trauma, and gastrointestinal malignancy. Of the patients that undergo ileostomy surgery, 36% will require urgent medical care within the first 30 days of surgery. Most frequently, this is a result of dehydration due to excessive ostomy output. Thus, there is potential for significant improvement of the post-operative outcomes of ileostomy patients. Implementation of an automated text messaging system, EpxOstomy, can provide a way of monitoring patient's daily ostomy output and allow for timely intervention if output is outside normal limits, providing an effective way of improving patient outcomes while simultaneously reducing healthcare costs.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03424954
- Run by
- St. Louis University
- People needed
- 9
- Starts
- 2018-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-04-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients between 18-90 years of age with phone or text receiving device access.
- English speaking
- Patients undergoing ileostomy surgery
You may not qualify if…
- Patients who do not have phone or text receiving device access
- Patients mentally unable to provide consent for the study
- Patients who do not speak English
Where it is running
- SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital — St Louis, Missouri, United States
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