NCS: The Nordic Consensus Study
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
A Body Assessment Tool was developed to provide nurses with a more structured approach when choosing ostomy products. The Body Assessment Tool will to be evaluated in clinical settings.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
The primary objective is to evaluate the usability of the Body Assessment Tool for the nurse. The secondary objectives are to explore if the use of Body Assessment Tool has an impact on the leakage associated Quality of Life and leakage incidences.
Forty to fifty ostomates will be enrolled from each Nordic country (i.e. Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland). The users will be recruited from 5-10 clinics in each country. The evaluation will include 1 visit at the clinic and at least 1 phone call visit to the user (end-of study phone visit).
The usability of the Body Assessment Tool will be evaluated by the nurses. The user's leakage and QoL will be evaluated by the end-users.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Ostomates Ostomates with leakage issues and stoma created at least 3 months ago |
Other: Body Assessment Tool
Assessment tool to evaluate stoma to find proper ostomy products
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Body Assessment [1 months]
Evaluate Body Assessment Tool based on the Nurse Evaluation Form
Secondary Outcome Measures
- QoL [1 months]
Rating of the user's leakage associated QoL
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Ostomates
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Male or female ≥18years
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Leakage issues
Exclusion Criteria:
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Requires a caretaker or is unable to participate in the study
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Is pregnant or lactating
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Coloplast Denmark A/s | Humlebæk | Denmark | 3050 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Coloplast A/S
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- CP339