Bowel training before ileostomy reversal
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests whether infusing liquid into the bowel through the stoma before surgery can help prepare the gut. It is for people with a loop ileostomy who are planning to have it reversed.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a diverting loop ileostomy (a stoma that lets waste leave your body into a bag).
- You are being evaluated to have your stoma taken down (reversal surgery).
- You are able to give your own consent.
- You are able to receive infusions into your stoma.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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