NCT07424586EARLY_PHASE1Recruiting
Improving Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Ostomy Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Start Date
2/11/2026
Completion Date
11/30/2026
Summary
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.
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Geriatric Assessment Strategy for Ostomy Management and Adaptation (GA-STOMA)
Conditions
Ostomy - Ileostomy or Colostomy
Locations
MassGeneral Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
United States