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Prehabilitation for Weight Loss

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Led By Mike K Liang, MD
Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 years
Awards & highlights

Study 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.

Eligible Conditions
  • Weight Loss
  • Ventral Hernia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Proportion of patients who are hernia- and complication-free
Secondary outcome measures
Functional Status (Quality of life questionnaire responses)
Metabolic changes (difference in basal metabolic rate before treatment and after treatment)
Physiologic changes (number of pounds lost/gained)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Standard CounselingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
initial clinic counseling
Group II: PrehabilitationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
physical conditioning and weight loss intervention done pre-operatively
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Prehabilitation
2013
Completed Phase 3
~1040
Standard counseling
2010
Completed Phase 3
~3470

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor
903 Previous Clinical Trials
320,693 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Weight Loss
197 Patients Enrolled for Weight Loss
Mike K Liang, MDPrincipal InvestigatorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2 Previous Clinical Trials
339 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
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Modifying Risk in Ventral Hernia Patients
Mike K Liang 2015. "Modifying Risk in Ventral Hernia Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02365194.
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