Relationship and Sexual Satisfaction of Stoma Patients
Conditions: Satisfaction, Patient, Stoma Ileostomy, Stoma Colostomy
Sponsor: Klinikum Konstanz

 
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Relationship and sexual satisfaction of stoma patients 
 
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NCT ID: konstanz_001 
 
 
Study protocol 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Relationship and sexual satisfaction of stoma patients – study 
protocol 
 
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Version 2 
 
Head of study: Dr. med. Silvan Hämmerli 
deputy: Prof. Dr. med. Jörg Glatzle 
 
 
Table of contents 
 
1. Background   
 
 
 
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2. Aim 
 
 
 
 
 
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3. Participants  
 
 
 
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4. Methods 
 
 
 
 
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5. Statistics 
 
 
 
 
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6. Protection of data privacy  
 
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7. Risks  
 
 
 
 
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8. References  
 
 
 
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Background 
Sexual dysfunctions are common after stoma operations with rectal cancer. 1 
Sexual dysfunctions after rectum operations are a known complication. 2 
Pateints with stoma have a significantly lower self-esteem compared to 
helathy people. 3 There is no research regarding the connection of a stoma 
and sexual satisfaction to the best of our knowledge. To advise patients 
before such an operation it is necessary to investigate such a connection.  
 
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Aim 
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Sexual satisfaction of participants with stoma 
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Relationship satisfaction of participants with stoma 
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Comparing colostomy and ileostomy 
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Sesensitize people treating patients with stoma 
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Patients 
Patients with stoma or after having had a stoma are asked to fill out an online 
questionnaire regarding sexual and relationship satisfaction.   
Minimum age: 18 years 
No sexual dysfunctions. No disease influencing sexual functioning  
 
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Methods 
Anonymous Questionnaire. Retrospective data analysis.  
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Statistics 
Empiric data analysis of answers and comparing answers to literature.  
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Protection of data privacy 
Questionnaire is anonymous. Data is only avaliable with password. Only head of 
study and deputy have access to data.  
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Risks 
The study is an anonymous questionnaire. The data is analysed retrospectively. 
So there are no risks for participants.  
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References 
 
1. Sutsunbuloglu, E., & Vural, F. (2018). Evaluation of sexual satisfaction and 
function in patients following stoma surgery: A descriptive study. Sexuality 
and Disability, 36(4), 349-361. 
 
2. Hendren, S. K., O'Connor, B. I., Liu, M., Asano, T., Cohen, Z., Swallow, C. J., 
... & McLeod, R. S. (2005). Prevalence of male and female sexual dysfunction 
is high following surgery for rectal cancer. Annals of surgery, 242(2), 212. 
 

 
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3. Gozuyesil, E., Taylan, S., Manav, A. I., & Akil, Y. (2017). The evaluation of 
self-esteem and sexual satisfaction of patients with bowel stoma in 
Turkey. Sexuality and Disability, 35(2), 157-169.