Ostomy Belt Use Associated Quality of Life

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stoma Colostomy; Stoma Ileostomy

Treatments: Other: Ostomy belt

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04715893

20201333

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to elucidate whether the use of an ostomy belt can improve the quality of life in patients with an ostomy.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Current patients at University of Miami Hospital with stoma willing to trial an ostomy belt
• 18 - 70 years old
• Willing and able to sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Patients without stoma or unwilling to wear ostomy belt.
• Have any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the well-being of the patient or the study or prevent the patient from meeting or performing study requirements.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Ostomy belt group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive ostomy belts for eight weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Ostomy belt