New device to prevent skin problems after ostomy surgery
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests a new device called the Limpet that is placed over a stoma (an opening in your belly after colon surgery) to help prevent skin problems. It might help people with a new ileostomy or a high-output fistula.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are having an ileostomy (colon surgery that creates a stoma) or have a fistula (abnormal connection between intestine and skin) leaking more than 500cc per day.
- The stoma will be no wider than 1.5 inches, and the skin around it is healthy with no cuts through the deeper layer.
- You can attend follow-up appointments and understand English well enough to give informed consent.
- You are not planning chemotherapy or radiation during the study, not pregnant, and have no allergy to hydrocolloid materials.
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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