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5,000 ostomy patients share 7 years of data in landmark study
NCT ID NCT03715179
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 5,000 adults with an ostomy (a surgical opening for waste) for up to 7 years. Participants fill out monthly online surveys about their daily life, care, and products. The goal is to build a registry of real-world experiences to help improve future care and products. No treatments or medications are tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Sponsor-curated customer databases and printed EC/IRB approved advertisements targeted to ostomy product consumers in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom that may be distributed by clinicians, mail, website, conferences and other consumer contacts.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Is at least 18 years of age; any self-reported gender 2. Has a single Ileostomy, Colostomy, or Urostomy 3. Is able to provide an informed consent for study participation with no cognitive impairment that would hinder the ability to provide informed consent or provide self-reported data 4. Is willing and able to complete a once per month online questionnaire about life with an ostomy, or has a proxy who can enter data on their behalf 5. Are able to respond themselves or appoint a caregiver as a proxy to respond to online computer questionnaires in English, French Canadian, or Spanish Caregivers will be entered into this study only if they meet all of the following criteria: 1. Is at least 18 years of age; any self-reported gender 2. Is an informal supporter (such as a relative, friend, or neighbor) of the care recipient 3. Provides support to the care recipient in some capacity (such as ordering supplies or pouch changes) on average at least once per week Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has more than one stoma 2. Has a single stoma that has been reversed or closed
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hollister Incorporated
Libertyville, Illinois, 60048, United States
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