Discharge Checklist for Stoma Management Skills

NCT07289841 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 22.06.2022/129
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to develop an Ostomy Management Skills Discharge Checklist and to prospectively compare individuals who received this list with those who received standard discharge training to monitor its impact on ostomy compliance and quality of life. The study hypotheses were: The developed Stoma Management Skills Discharge Checklist is more effective than standard discharge training in improving ostomy compliance in individuals with stoma. H1: It is more effective in improving the quality of life in individuals with stoma.

Conditions

Over 18 Years Old

Keywords

Skills Discharge Checklist; Adaptation; Discharge; Ostomy; Quality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Descriptive characteristics form

  This form includes 10 questions covering age, gender, marital status, education level, social security, occupation, the clinic where the patient was hospitalized, whether the surgery was emergency or elective, and the type of ostomy.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Ostomy Adaptation Scale (OAS)

  12 weeks

• Stoma Quality of Life Scale (SQLS)

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

The group that used the Stoma Management Skills Discharge Checklist.

EXPERIMENTAL

The Stoma Management Skills Discharge Checklist will be used during discharge.

Other: Stoma Management Skills Discharge Checklist used

The group that follows the standard discharge process

NO INTERVENTION

Discharge checklist will not be applied, it will be in the standard discharge process

Interventions

Stoma Management Skills Discharge Checklist used OTHER

It is seen that there is no structured discharge checklist that systematically evaluates the knowledge and skill levels of stoma patients during the discharge process and there are no comprehensive studies addressing the impact of such a list on stoma adaptation and quality of life.

The group that used the Stoma Management Skills Discharge Checklist.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients over 18 years old
• Patients with a new stoma
• Admitted to General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, or Surgical Oncology departments
• Discharged with only a stoma
• Without comorbidities
• Alive after surgery
• Able to independently manage their stoma care

You may not qualify if:

• Visual impairments (e.g., partial blindness, advanced cataracts)
• Physical impairments (e.g., tremors, Parkinson's disease, stroke)
• Intellectual disabilities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Neslihan Özcanarslan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mersin Şehir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Mersin, Yenişehir, 33100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst.Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2025
• First Posted: December 17, 2025
• Study Start: December 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 10, 2026
• Study Completion: April 10, 2026
• Last Updated: April 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)