Stoma simulation before surgery for anxiety and adaptation
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests whether a simulation of having a stoma before surgery can help reduce anxiety and make it easier to adapt afterward. It is for adults having planned stoma surgery who can communicate in Turkish.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for a planned stoma surgery (not an emergency).
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You can speak, read, and write Turkish.
- You are awake and alert, and willing to join the study.
- You have not had stoma surgery before, and do not have a urostomy.
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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