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Investigation of Heylo, a Novel App Driven Digital Supporting Ostomy Product

A Randomized Cross-over Trial Investigating Heylo, a Novel App Driven Digital Supporting Ostomy Product

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05200416
Enrollment
144
Registered
2022-01-20
Start date
2022-01-13
Completion date
2022-11-04
Last updated
2025-01-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Colostomy Stoma, Ileostomy - Stoma

Brief summary

People with intestinal stomas can have, despite development of better ostomy products, problems with leakage which influence their quality of life negatively. To overcome this, Coloplast has developed a new supporting ostomy product called Heylo™, which has an adhesive sensor layer that should be placed underneath the baseplate. The sensor layer consists of an electronic sensor system that continuously detects moisture and output leakage underneath the baseplate. A transmitter connected to the sensor layer continuously evaluates the incoming information and sends a status to a smartphone software application, which based on a predefined flow decides which information to deliver to the user about the baseplate status. The overall aim of this clinical investigation is to evaluate the benefits of the new supporting product, Heylo compared to Standard of Care.

Detailed description

The Investigational device - Heylo, is already CE-marked. The investigation is an open-labelled, randomized cross-over trial with two test periods evaluating Heylo and Standard of Care. In total 144 subjects having an ileostomy or an colostomy will be included and randomized.

Interventions

DEVICEHeylo

Heylo is used in combination with the ostomy baseplate usually used by the subjects. It will detect and notify the subject of the occurrence of output leakage under an ostomy baseplate.

DEVICEStandard of Care

Standard of Care is the ostomy products (baseplate and bag) that the subject normally uses

Sponsors

Coloplast A/S
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Has given written consent to participate by signing the Informed Consent Signature Form. * Is at least 18 years of age and has full legal capacity. * Has an ileostomy or colostomy with consistent liquid/mushy fecal output (5-7 Bristol scale\*) * Is able to use one of the five test products (i.e. Ø40, Ø50, Ø60, Ø70, Ø80 mm). * Has experienced leakage\*\* under the baseplate at least three times within the last fourteen days. \*\*Leakage defined as output seeping under the baseplate * Has worry about leakage to some degree, high degree, or very high degree (on a five-point Likert scale: Very low degree/Not at all, Low degree, some degree, High degree, very high degree) * Is willing to refrain from use of ostomy paste. * Has a smartphone compatible with the Heylo™ application * Is able to follow study procedures for 4 months (assessed by investigator or delegate)

Exclusion criteria

* Is participating in other clinical investigations or has previously participated in this investigation * Is pregnant or breastfeeding * Has known hypersensitivity towards any of the products used in the investigation * Is using/ has a pacemaker

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Emotional Impact Score (Scale From 0-100)8 weeksMeasured by the validated OLI scale evaluated at the end of each test period. The questionnaire regarding Emotional impact contains 10 questions where the 4 answer options are: All of the time, Often, Sometimes and Rarely or never, which can be converted into a combined numerical score. The scale ranges from 0-100, where a score of 100 equals no impact and a score of 0 represents full impact.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Participation in Society Domain Score (Scale From 0-100)8 weeksMeasured by WHODAS 2.0 evaluated at the end of each test period. The questionnaire regarding Participation in society contains 11 questions where the 5 answer options are: None, Mild, Moderate, Severe and Extreme or cannot do, which can be converted into a combined domain score. Each domain has a range of 0-100, where low scores equal better health and high scores indicate greater disability.

Countries

Germany

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Study Participants
Due to the cross-over study design, all participants were randomized to receive all interventions. Baseline data has therefore been reported for all 'All Study Participants' being part of the Intention-to-Treat Population.
139
Total139

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Study Participants
Age, Continuous50.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.5
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected— Participants
Region of Enrollment
Germany
139 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
71 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
68 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 1442 / 144
other
Total, other adverse events
5 / 1440 / 144
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 1444 / 144

Outcome results

Primary

Emotional Impact Score (Scale From 0-100)

Measured by the validated OLI scale evaluated at the end of each test period. The questionnaire regarding Emotional impact contains 10 questions where the 4 answer options are: All of the time, Often, Sometimes and Rarely or never, which can be converted into a combined numerical score. The scale ranges from 0-100, where a score of 100 equals no impact and a score of 0 represents full impact.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Population: The intention-to-treat (ITT) population (full analysis set) was constituted of all randomized subjects with valid informed consent who had been exposed to at least one product, and with information on at least one endpoint.~Heylo --\> Standard of Care: Analyzed (n=68) / Excluded from analysis (n=4) (Reasons: Only baseline data (n=4)).~Standard of Care --\> Heylo: Analyzed (n=71) / Excluded from analysis (n=1) (Reason: Only baseline data (n=1)).

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
Test Product - HeyloEmotional Impact Score (Scale From 0-100)73.4 score on a scale
Standard of CareEmotional Impact Score (Scale From 0-100)62.0 score on a scale
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [7.83, 15.01]Mixed Models Analysis
Secondary

Participation in Society Domain Score (Scale From 0-100)

Measured by WHODAS 2.0 evaluated at the end of each test period. The questionnaire regarding Participation in society contains 11 questions where the 5 answer options are: None, Mild, Moderate, Severe and Extreme or cannot do, which can be converted into a combined domain score. Each domain has a range of 0-100, where low scores equal better health and high scores indicate greater disability.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Population: The intention-to-treat (ITT) population (full analysis set) was constituted of all randomized subjects with valid informed consent who had been exposed to at least one product, and with information on at least one endpoint.~Heylo --\> Standard of Care: Analyzed (n=68) / Excluded from analysis (n=4) (Reasons: Only baseline data (n=4)).~Standard of Care --\> Heylo: Analyzed (n=71) / Excluded from analysis (n=1) (Reason: Only baseline data (n=1)).

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
Test Product - HeyloParticipation in Society Domain Score (Scale From 0-100)33.0 score on a scale
Standard of CareParticipation in Society Domain Score (Scale From 0-100)37.1 score on a scale
p-value: 0.00195% CI: [-6.69, -1.63]Mixed Models Analysis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026