Actively Recruiting
Impact of Core Muscle Training on Incisional Hernia and Pain After Abdominal Surgery
Led by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Updated on 2026-05-05
588
Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
606 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 no evidence to support the association of core muscle activity and increased incidence of incisional hernia. On the contrary, it is likely that reduced physical activity could lead to physical deconditioning, chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), and sarcopenia. The investigators will conduct a prospective multicentric randomized clinical trial to compare standard of care to core muscle exercises targeting the abdominal muscles immediately postsurgery. The principle hypothesis is that neither specific exercises of core muscles before and after surgery nor physical restriction alter the incidence of incisional hernias. Secondly the impact of postoperative rehabilitation on CPSP and sarcopenia will be assessed.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Impact of Core Muscle Training on Incisional Hernia and Pain After Abdominal Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Informed consent documented by signature
- Age greater than 18 years
- Capable of judgment
- Undergoing elective or emergency abdominal surgery
- Surgery by laparoscopic or open method with midline or transverse incision
- (At University Hospital Lausanne) Undergoing elective open abdominal surgery with midline or transverse incision
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to follow study procedures due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, or related issues
- Investigator, family members, employees, or other dependent persons enrolled
- Neuromuscular diseases such as myasthenia gravis or being wheelchair-bound
- Preexisting chronic pain disorder or current chronic opioid or pain-modulating medication use
- End-stage disease
- Preexisting abdominal wall mesh except for inguinal mesh after hernia repair
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
BundeswehrZentralkrankenhaus
Koblenz, Germany, 56070
Actively Recruiting
2
Kantonsspital Olten
Olten, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, 4600
Terminated
3
University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital
Bern, Switzerland, 3010
Actively Recruiting
4
CHUV, University Hospital of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland, 1010
Actively Recruiting
5
Bürgerspital Solothurn
Solothurn, Switzerland, 4500
Withdrawn
Research Team
G
Guido Beldi, MD
CONTACT
S
Stéphanie Perrodin, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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