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Improving Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Ostomy Surgery

Improving Biopsychosocial Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Fecal Ostomy Surgery

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients Age 65+ years
* clinicians age 18+ years
* Patients undergoing fecal ostomy surgery and their clinicians

Exclusion Criteria:

* cognitive impairment not allowing completion of consent procedures based on the teach-back method.

About the study

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.

What is being tested

• Geriatric Assessment Strategy for Ostomy Management and Adaptation (GA-STOMA) (behavioral)

Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Participants: 16 · Started: Feb 11, 2026

Contact the study team

• Christy Cauley, MD, MPH · Phone: 617-726-8129
• Jana Zeineddine, MD · Phone: 617-726-8129

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07424586

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.