Educational Program for Ostomy Patients (Ostomeducat) (ostomeducat)

Mª Victoria Maestre Sanchez

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Disorders; Surgery; Colostomy Complications; Educational Problems

Treatments: Other: Preoperative education; Other: Postoperative education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03995719

EPOP2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

Stoma surgery is a relatively common treatment for patients suffering from colorectal diseases.This study aimed to investigate the impact on hospital stay and short-term overall complications prior to and following the introduction of an outpatient preoperative stoma education program.

Full description

38 patients undergoing stoma surgery were analyzed, 73 prior education program and 65 following it.

Enrollment: 138 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients older than 18 years of age undergoing elective colorectal resections that eventually would require formation of a stoma (colorectal cancer up to 20 cm from the anal verge, colonic poliposis and inflammatory bowel disease).

Exclusion criteria

• Patients already had a stoma before the operation or in case of emergent surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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138 participants in 2 patient groups

Preoperative education

Other group

Description:

Each patient had individual consultation several days before surgery with the stoma nurse specialist, following standard ostomy teaching plans

Treatment:

Other: Preoperative education

Other: Postoperative education

Postoperative education

Other group

Description:

Each patient had individual consultationseveral days before surgery with the stoma nurse specialist, following standard ostomy teaching plans

Treatment:

Other: Preoperative education

Other: Postoperative education