TABLE 3.

Study period of the protocol

	Screening	Randomization	Post‐allocation
Time point	D‐10 a	Postoperative time	M1	M2	M3	M6	In case of SC b
Enrolment
Eligibility screen	×
Informed consent	×
Administrative and baseline data		×
Allocation		×
Interventions
Intervention group
Control group
Assessments
Stoma‐QoL questionnaire		×	×	×	×	×	×
EQ‐5D‐5L questionnaire			×	×	×		× c
Rate of rehospitalization d					×	×	×
Patients' satisfaction			×	×	×	×	×
Cost evaluation					×	×	×
Location of patient (hospital, home etc.)		×	×	×	×	×	×
How to recover the medical material			×	×	×	×	×
Possible assistance in providing care			×	×	×	×	×
Relationship with the health provider			×	×	×	×	×
Relationship with the ST			×	×	×	×	×
Control of the material by the patient			×	×	×	×	×

Abbreviations: D‐10, 10 days before surgery; QoL, quality of life; SC, stoma closure; ST, stoma therapist.

^a Stoma made less than 10 days ago or during the current hospitalization.

^b Between day − 2 and day + 2 from stoma closure.

^c Only before 3 months.

^d Rehospitalization due to a stoma problem.