Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Code:

NCT07879872

Conditions

Ostomy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse Telephone Follow-up

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this research is to assess the impact of a telephone follow-up visit on rehospitalizations after ostomy surgery.

Conditions

Ostomy

Study ID

NCT07879872

Start date

Nov 1, 2026

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All adult patients with new ostomy
  • Able to consent to participate in the study
  • English speaking
  • Patients who are willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• ostomy revision surgery

Study Design

Enrollment

500 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse Telephone Follow-up

Prospective adult patients discharged with a new ostomy who consent to participate and receive a scripted telephone follow-up call within 1 week after hospital discharge.

no intervention: Standard of Care

Retrospective standard-of-care control group

Interventions

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse Telephone Follow-up

Participants assigned to the intervention will receive a structured post-discharge telephone follow-up call from a Wound, Ostomy, and Continence nurse within 1 week after hospital discharge.

Primary outcome measure

  • Ostomy-Related Hospital Readmission [ Time Frame: 30 days after hospital discharge ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mary Josephine Famorca, DNP

480-342-1332Famorca.Mary@mayo.edu

Samantha Conley, PhD, RN

507-255-1038Conley.Samantha@mayo.edu

Locations

Mayo Clinic

Recruiting

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85054

Contacts

Mary Josephine Famorca, DNP

480-342-1332

More Information

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Last update posted

Oct 19, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-20. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayo Clinic on 2026-10-19. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.