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Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 months after the operation
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Study Summary
This trialwill look at using pre- and post-surgery exercise and education to reduce pain after inguinal hernia repairs, which are common surgeries with 15% of patients having persistent post-surgical pain.
Eligible Conditions
- Inguinal Hernia
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ 3 months after the operation
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months after the operation
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Visual Analogue Pain Scale
Secondary outcome measures
Carolinas Comfort Scale (CCS)
Change in scores on the Short-Form Functional Capacity Evaluation
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Intervention groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
15 participants will be randomly selected to the intervention group. These individuals will receive six weeks of pre-operative exercise instruction and education, as well as six weeks of graduated post-operative exercise instruction, beginning at three weeks post-op with the surgeons clearance.
Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention
15 participants will be randomly selected to the control group. This group will receive pre-operative education in the form of videos regarding the procedure and pain. They will not receive exercise instruction.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
University of AlbertaLead Sponsor
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387,132 Total Patients Enrolled
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