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Telehealth Intervention for Ostomy Self-Management
Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center
Summary
Over one million individuals in the U.S. have ostomies. An ostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the abdominal wall that allows bodily waste (urinary or fecal) to pass through into an external pouch; in essence, it is the externalization of the gastrointestinal or urinary structures to the abdominal wall. For cancer, ostomies are most commonly placed for rectal cancers, followed by urinary bladder cancer. The health-related quality of life impact of an ostomy is tremendous and greater than many other cancer treatments. The goal of this study is to pilot-test a perioperative ostomy self-management telehealth intervention (Periop-OSMT) in patients with colorectal and bladder cancer and their family caregivers. Participants will receive seven group telehealth sessions before and after ostomy surgery. This pilot clinical trial will study the feasibility of the methods/interventions and determine the preliminary efficacy to support a larger confirmatory trial.
Official title: Perioperative Ostomy Self-Management Telehealth Intervention for Cancer Survivors
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2025-01-02
Completion Date
2028-06-04
Last Updated
2026-03-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Telehealth Intervention
This includes the following key components: 1) assignment to a peer ostomate; 2) ostomy self-management skills building delivered through group telehealth sessions and led by trained ostomy nurses and peer ostomates; 3) intervention resource manual.
Standard of care
standard of care, where patients and family caregivers are managed by the oncology care team. Care may include clinic visits for follow-up, cancer directed treatments, referrals to other medical specialties as needed, and institutional ostomy nurse support before and after surgery as needed.
Locations (1)
City of hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, United States