Improving Biopsychosocial Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Fecal Ostomy Surgery
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients Age 65+ years
• clinicians age 18+ years
• Patients undergoing fecal ostomy surgery and their clinicians
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
MassGeneral Hospital
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Christy Cauley, MD, MPH
ccauley@mgb.org
617-726-8129
Backup
Jana Zeineddine, MD
ccauley@mgb.org
617-726-8129
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-02-11
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-05-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 16
Treatments
Experimental: GA-STOMA
Participants will be provided a web-based intervention in addition to routine surgical care.
Sponsors
Leads: Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators: National Institute on Aging (NIA)