Online questionnaire study about living with ostomy care
This study asks people with ileostomy, colostomy, or urostomy to answer online questions about their daily life and experiences with ostomy care. The goal is to better understand what matters most to patients so that products and support can be improved.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You have legal decision-making capacity (can consent for yourself)
- You have either an ileostomy, colostomy, or urostomy (a surgically created opening for waste)
- You are willing and able to complete online questionnaires
- You do not have a scheduled surgery to reverse or close your stoma
- You have only one stoma (not multiple)
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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