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The Effect of a 30-day Automated Text Messaging Intervention on Hospital Based Acute Care Encounters Following Ileostomy

NCT03424954 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9

Last updated 2019-04-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Each year a large number of patients undergo ileostomy surgery, a procedure in which a portion of the small intestine is attached to a hole in the abdominal wall, allowing for digested material to pass into a disposable bag worn attached to the skin. Ileostomies are performed for the treatment of a variety of diseases of the intestinal tract, such as inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal trauma, and gastrointestinal malignancy. Of the patients that undergo ileostomy surgery, 36% will require urgent medical care within the first 30 days of surgery. Most frequently, this is a result of dehydration due to excessive ostomy output. Thus, there is potential for significant improvement of the post-operative outcomes of ileostomy patients. Implementation of an automated text messaging system, EpxOstomy, can provide a way of monitoring patient's daily ostomy output and allow for timely intervention if output is outside normal limits, providing an effective way of improving patient outcomes while simultaneously reducing healthcare costs.

Conditions

  • Ileostomy; Complications
  • Ileostomy - Stoma
  • Ileostomy Malfunction
  • Ileostomy Underactive
  • Complication of Surgical Procedure

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

EpxOstomy

A 30-day post-operative automated text-messaging intervention for home monitoring of ileostomy output

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Epharmix, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • St. Louis University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Grace Montenegro, MD · Saint Louis University, Dept. of Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-01
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2019-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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