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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
143 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2015-07-31
2020-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* All patients who opt for non-operative management due to personal choice, lack of symptoms or concerns regarding surgical risks.
* Age 18 or older
Exclusion Criteria
* Patient smokes \< 1 pack per day, is actively quitting smoking, and desires to follow-up within 3 months upon smoking cessation
* Patient with BMI \< 35 kg/m2, is actively losing weight, and desires to follow-up within 3 months upon weight loss goals being met
* Patient is unlikely to be able to follow-up due to no personal or home phone
* Patient is enrolled in another trial
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mike K Liang
Assistant Professor
Locations
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LBJ General Hospital-UT Health
Houston, Texas, United States
Countries
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References
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Bedewi MA, El-Sharkawy MS, Al Boukai AA, Al-Nakshabandi N. Prevalence of adult paraumbilical hernia. Assessment by high-resolution sonography: a hospital-based study. Hernia. 2012 Feb;16(1):59-62. doi: 10.1007/s10029-011-0863-4. Epub 2011 Jul 28.
Meier DE, OlaOlorun DA, Omodele RA, Nkor SK, Tarpley JL. Incidence of umbilical hernia in African children: redefinition of "normal" and reevaluation of indications for repair. World J Surg. 2001 May;25(5):645-8. doi: 10.1007/s002680020072.
Lauscher JC, Martus P, Stroux A, Neudecker J, Behrens U, Hammerich R, Buhr HJ, Ritz JP. Development of a clinical trial to determine whether watchful waiting is an acceptable alternative to surgical repair for patients with oligosymptomatic incisional hernia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2012 Feb 7;13:14. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-14.
Ah-Kee EY, Kallachil T, O'Dwyer PJ. Patient awareness and symptoms from an incisional hernia. Int Surg. 2014 May-Jun;99(3):241-6. doi: 10.9738/INTSURG-D-14-00039.1.
Bellows CF, Robinson C, Fitzgibbons RJ, Webber LS, Berger DH. Watchful waiting for ventral hernias: a longitudinal study. Am Surg. 2014 Mar;80(3):245-52.
Mudge M, Hughes LE. Incisional hernia: a 10 year prospective study of incidence and attitudes. Br J Surg. 1985 Jan;72(1):70-1. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800720127.
Cevese PG, D'Amico DF, Biasiato R, Frego MG, Tropea A, Giaconi MA, Bianchera GG. Peristomal hernia following end-colostomy: a conservative approach. Ital J Surg Sci. 1984;14(3):207-9.
Cherney DZ, Siccion Z, Chu M, Bargman JM. Natural history and outcome of incarcerated abdominal hernias in peritoneal dialysis patients. Adv Perit Dial. 2004;20:86-9.
Eid GM, Wikiel KJ, Entabi F, Saleem M. Ventral hernias in morbidly obese patients: a suggested algorithm for operative repair. Obes Surg. 2013 May;23(5):703-9. doi: 10.1007/s11695-013-0883-5.
Liu NW, Hackney JT, Gellhaus PT, Monn MF, Masterson TA, Bihrle R, Gardner TA, House MG, Koch MO. Incidence and risk factors of parastomal hernia in patients undergoing radical cystectomy and ileal conduit diversion. J Urol. 2014 May;191(5):1313-8. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.11.104. Epub 2013 Dec 10.
Marsman HA, Heisterkamp J, Halm JA, Tilanus HW, Metselaar HJ, Kazemier G. Management in patients with liver cirrhosis and an umbilical hernia. Surgery. 2007 Sep;142(3):372-5. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.05.006.
Fitzgibbons RJ Jr, Ramanan B, Arya S, Turner SA, Li X, Gibbs JO, Reda DJ; Investigators of the Original Trial. Long-term results of a randomized controlled trial of a nonoperative strategy (watchful waiting) for men with minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias. Ann Surg. 2013 Sep;258(3):508-15. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a19725.
Other Identifiers
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HSC-MS-15-0372
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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