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Modifying Risk in Ventral Hernia Patients

NCT02365194 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 284

Last updated 2018-05-02

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Summary

A pre-operative physical conditioning and weight loss intervention (prehabilitation) compared to standard counseling prior to ventral hernia repair for obese patients (BMI 30-40 kg/m2) at a safety-net hospital results in a higher proportion of patients being hernia- and complication-free 2 years after surgical consultation.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Prehabilitation

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BEHAVIORAL

Standard counseling

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Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mike K Liang, MD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2019-05-31
Completion
2019-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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