SKILLMAN, N.J., June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — ConvaTec, a
world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical
technologies for community and hospital care, announced new
observational study results showing that use of ConvaTec Moldable
Technology™ Skin Barriers helped to maintain skin integrity
and improve peristomal skin issues in stoma patients. The
preliminary study results were presented at the 11th Congress of
the European Council of Enterostomal Therapy (ECET) in Bologna,
Italy.
“Peristomal skin integrity plays an important role in stoma
management, and the selection of a skin barrier is the first line
of defense in maintaining healthy skin,” said lead investigator
Daniele Chaumier, ET Nurse, Hopital Tenon, Paris, France.
“The preliminary results observed in this study, conducted in
routine care, show that utilizing this unique skin barrier
technology can improve peristomal skin issues and prevent their
occurrence.”
The observational, prospective study titled OSMOSE* evaluated
the progression of peristomal skin conditions in stoma patients
using ConvaTec Moldable Technology™ Skin Barriers over a two
month period, involving more than 100 active centers in France.
The study included two arms: 1) patients using ConvaTec
Moldable Technology™ Skin Barriers as their first system
after surgery and 2) patients using ConvaTec Moldable
Technology™ Skin Barriers as a replacement for another device
due to a reported peristomal skin issue. The level of patient
satisfaction and the potential impact on quality of life were also
assessed.
Both sets of patients in the study were evaluated over the test
period by clinicians using the SACS™ Instrument, a
content-validated instrument to assess and classify peristomal skin
lesions by type and location in relation to the stoma.
More than 800 colostomy and ileostomy patients were enrolled and
data for more than 700 patients were analyzed. Among patient
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