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Behavioural Intervention

Physical Therapy for Ventral Hernia Repair (ABVENTURE-P Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Ohio State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Diagnosis of ventral hernia
Transverse hernia width of 2cm or greater
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline before surgery, 30 days after surgery
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ABVENTURE-P Trial Summary

This trial will look at whether physical therapy can help improve outcomes for people who have had surgery to repair a hernia.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over 18 with a ventral hernia that's at least 2cm wide, who can move around on their own and are scheduled for elective hernia repair surgery. It's not for those using walkers or canes, already in physical therapy, or with movement/balance disorders.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing if supervised physical therapy helps people recover better after they've had surgery to fix a ventral hernia. Participants will follow post-operative precautions alongside the therapy.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
While the trial itself doesn't involve medication that could cause typical side effects, participants may experience soreness or discomfort from the physical therapy exercises.

ABVENTURE-P Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I have been diagnosed with a ventral hernia.
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My hernia is wider than 2cm.
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I am scheduled for surgery to repair a hernia in my abdomen.

ABVENTURE-P Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline before surgery, 30 days after surgery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline before surgery, 30 days after surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Secondary outcome measures
Hernia recurrence inventory
Other outcome measures
Change from Baseline in Five times sit-to-stand time
Change from Baseline in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) - Physical Function
Change from Baseline in Quiet unstable sitting test
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ABVENTURE-P Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Supervised Physical TherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in the physical therapy group will be scheduled for visits to the physical therapy clinic beginning two weeks after surgery, and will undergo supervised physical therapy treatments approximately twice per week for eight weeks according to a standardized evidence-based post-operative abdominal core surgery rehabilitation program.
Group II: Standard Post-operative InstructionsActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in the control group will be told upon post-operative discharge that they should follow the post-operative instructions.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ohio State UniversityLead Sponsor
830 Previous Clinical Trials
505,650 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)NIH
2,359 Previous Clinical Trials
4,314,497 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Supervised Physical Therapy (Behavioural Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05142618 — N/A
Ventral Hernia Clinical Trial 2023: Supervised Physical Therapy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05142618 — N/A
Supervised Physical Therapy (Behavioural Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05142618 — N/A
Ventral Hernia Research Study Groups: Standard Post-operative Instructions, Supervised Physical Therapy

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Has recruitment begun for this medical experiment?

"The details hosted on clinicaltrials.gov indicate that recruitment for this medical trial is still ongoing, having started on April 19th 2022 and the most recent edits being done in September 28th of the same year."

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How many participants are currently taking part in this clinical research?

"Affirmative, the clinicaltrials.gov database shows that this research is actively recruiting subjects. The first posting was on April 19th 2022 and the latest update occurred September 28th 2022. 94 participants are sought after at a single centre."

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~7 spots leftby Jul 2024