What this study is
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.
What's being tested
- Geriatric Assessment Strategy for Ostomy Management and Adaptation (GA-STOMA)
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
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
Study details
- Official title
- Improving Biopsychosocial Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Fecal Ostomy Surgery
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Conditions
- Ostomy - Ileostomy or Colostomy
- Enrolling
- 16 people
- Starts
- 2026-02-11
- Est. completion
- 2026-11-30
- Design
- Open-label, single group, Early Phase 1
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Patients Age 65+ years
- Clinicians age 18+ years
- Patients undergoing fecal ostomy surgery and their clinicians
You can't join if
- Cognitive impairment not allowing completion of consent procedures based on the teach-back method.
Sign in and we'll check these against your records.Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Study locations (1)
1 openMassGeneral Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Christy Cauley, MD, MPH · Contact617-726-8129ccauley@mgb.org
- Christy Cauley, MD, MPH · Principal investigator
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study ID 2025P002770
Principal investigator
Christy Cauley, MD, MPH
MassGeneral Hospital
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.