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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Riccardo Bonomi, MS
+44 1903 205111
riccardo.bonomi@wsht.nhs.uk
Anna Z Conway, MBBS
+44 7957 887394
annaconway@doctors.org.uk
Congenital Abnormalities
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In this study a technique called 'lipomodelling' is being studied to find out if it is beneficial around the stoma site in patients who have difficulty with securing their stoma bags which may lead to leakage and frequent soiling which we believe reduces quality of life.
Patients with colostomy (stoma formed by bringing large bowel to the surface of the abdomen), ileostomy (small bowel) or a urostomy (urinary tract) will be recruited into this study.
Lipomodelling is a technique that is commonly used elsewhere in the body but to our knowledge has not been used for this purpose. This study is a pilot study that may lead to further research in this area.
Lipomodelling means taking some of your own fat that lies just beneath the surface of the skin and transferring it to another part of your body. The fat is removed by suction (liposuction), normally from your thighs or abdomen. In order to use the most important part of the fat, it is then put into a machine called a centrifuge. This spins the fat so that it splits up into three different sections. The most important section is then separated and injected in very small quantities into the required areas around your stoma. It is thought to have cells that encourage rejuvenation as well as helping to fill the area injected.
Peri-stomal means the area around the stoma itself, this includes skin and underlying tissue, which will be fat and scar tissue. After any operation there will be scarring that takes some time to fully develop. Usually after a year the scar tissue will be fully formed. The scar tissue may cause the skin around the stoma to be irregular. This is described as contouring of the skin.
The aim of this study is to see if lipomodelling can improve your quality of life by reducing the frequency of changing your stoma bag, reduce leakage and the need for extra-stomal appliances to try and help the stoma bag fit to your body securely.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
This is in the inclusion criteria above
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Riccardo Bonomi, MS
+44 1903 205111
riccardo.bonomi@wsht.nhs.uk
Anna Z Conway, MBBS
+44 7957 887394
annaconway@doctors.org.uk
The study is sponsored by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
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