NCT03462667

Intensive Preoperative Ostomy Education for the Radical Cystectomy Patient

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn if the stoma boot camp is a good and effective way to help people adapt to life with a stoma after surgery.

Detailed description

Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the USA. The primary treatment for invasive bladder cancer is a radical cystectomy (RC) with a urinary diversion. Patients that have this procedure must deal with a stoma that requires daily care and manual skills. A stoma is an artificial opening that allows urine to pass from the ureters outside the body. Having a surgery that results in a stoma can dramatically change a person's life. This study is being done to test a new education session called the stoma boot camp. The session was created to help people deal with changes in their post-surgery life and living with a stoma. The session requires a one time visit to the study site and lasts about two hours. Participants can bring a support person to the boot camp if they choose. During the two hour session, nurses will provide teaching, counseling, and hands on practice with an artificial stoma.

Conditions

• Stoma Ileostomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Stoma Boot Camp	Educational session designed to prepare people for living life with a stoma.
OTHER	Standard of Care	Patients receive normal pre-surgery standard of care.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-26
• Primary completion: 2019-08-01
• Completion: 2020-03-01
• First posted: 2018-03-12
• Last updated: 2020-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States