Clinical trial · Interventional
Examining the Effectiveness of a Mobile App on Self-care for a Colostomy
Examining the Effectiveness of a Mobile App on Self-care for a Colostomy Among Colorectal Cancer Patients and Family Caregivers
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Colorectal cancer has been one of the most common cancers in Taiwan. Using m-Health Apps to improve accessibility of personal health management has received greater attention and recognition. The purpose of this study is to develop a mobile App and understand its effects on improving colorectal cancer participants and their family caregivers' knowledge of colostomy care, anxiety, and quality of life as well as their satisfaction of the App. The study will use mixed methods as the study design in which content analysis will be used to identify the content suited for the App based on interviews with participants. A systematic research and development process will be utilized to design the text, videos, and images in the App's simulations to provide accurate, consistent, and complete knowledge of the skills needed for colostomy self-care and contending with any potential emergency. The results of this study not only will help colorectal participants and their family caregivers increase their knowledge of self-care for their colostomy, reduce anxiety, and improve quality of life, but it will also help the hospital to provide a high-quality and innovative technology for colorectal cancer participant and their family caregivers. Through this App, the quality of interaction and the rapport developed between healthcare professionals and participants will be enhanced, facilitating participant and family caregivers' responses to emergent situations and their endorsements toward the hospital. Ultimately, participants and their families will increase their satisfaction with the care.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colostomy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| colostomy self-care app | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Mobile health app group
- description
- routine care and mobile health app
- interventionNames
- Device: colostomy self-care app
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- control group
- description
- routine care
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Change from the baseline score of the Stoma Care Awareness Assessment at the first and second months after discharge
- timeFrame
- Data will be collected before discharge(baseline-T0), after discharge in the first(T1) and second(T2) months.
- description
- The knowledge of self-care for their colostomy The Stoma Care Cognition Assessment Form is developed by researchers based on related literature on stoma care. There are 10 items, including normal/abnormal judgments of stoma, replacement of stoma, nutrition, and activities, all of which are single-choice questions. Each question is counted with 10 points, and the total score is 100 points. The higher the score, the better the respondent's awareness of stoma care.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. At least 20 years old 2. The main caregiver for women who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer for the first time and have a stoma 3. Can use mobile phone to surf the Internet 4. Fluent in listening, speaking, reading and writing Chinese 5. Volunteer participation in this research Exclusion Criteria: 1. Those who are unconscious or unable to communicate clearly 2. Those who have been diagnosed with mental illness
References
Publications (5)
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