NCT04355819

Patient Centered Outcomes Study

Patient Centered Outcomes Among Patients With and Without Ventral Hernia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 500 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Several questions exist when looking at ventral hernias: 1. what is the baseline quality of life and abdominal wall function among patients with or without a ventral hernia? 2. what is the clinical significance of a ventral hernia seen on radiography but not on clinical examination (e.g. occult hernia)? 3. what is the natural history of quality of life of patients with and without a ventral hernia? 4. what is the impact of disclosure of presence or absence of a ventral hernia on quality of life? Answering these questions can provide valuable information on the impact of surgery with or without subsequent ventral hernia on a patient's abdominal wall function and quality of life.

Conditions

• Hernia, Ventral

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Disclosure timing	When patients are told that a hernia was present on the CT scan

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-29
• Primary completion: 2018-10-03
• Completion: 2018-10-03
• First posted: 2020-04-21
• Last updated: 2023-06-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States