Status:
RECRUITING
Impact of Core Muscle Training on Incisional Hernia and Pain After Abdominal Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Conditions:
Hernia Incisional
Exercise
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The current practice to avoid incisional hernia, one of the most frequent complications following abdominal surgery, is to minimize core muscle activity in the postoperative phase. However, there is n...
Detailed Description
The current practice to avoid incisional hernia, one of the most frequent complications following abdominal surgery, is to minimize core muscle activity in the postoperative phase. Therefore the patie...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- At the University Hospital of Bern, Kantonsspital Solothurn and Olten and BundeswehrZentralkrankenhaus Koblenz:
- Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
- Age \> 18 years
- Capable of judgment
- Undergoing elective or emergency abdominal surgery
- Laparoscopic or open surgery, midline or transverse incision
- At the University Hospital of Lausanne:
- Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
- Age \> 18 years
- Capable of judgment
- Undergoing elective open abdominal surgery
- Midline or transverse incision
- Exclusion criteria (in all four participating centres):
- Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders (chronic depression, under antidepressants or neuroleptics), dementia, etc. of the participant
- Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons
- Neuromuscular diseases (such as myasthenia gravis or wheelchair-bound patient)
- Preexisting chronic pain disorder, patients under chronic opioid therapy (WHO II and III) or pain modulating drugs (antidepressive medication or antiepileptic medication)
- End-stage disease
- Patients with preexisting abdominal wall mesh, with the exception of inguinal mesh (after inguinal hernia repair)
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 20 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
588 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03808584
Start Date
May 20 2019
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
December 22 2023
Active Locations (5)
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1
BundeswehrZentralkrankenhaus
Koblenz, Germany, 56070
2
Kantonsspital Olten
Olten, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, 4600
3
University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital
Bern, Switzerland, 3010
4
CHUV, University Hospital of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland, 1010