Patient Centered Outcomes Study
- Conditions
- Hernia, Ventral
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Disclosure timing
- Registration Number
- NCT04355819
- Brief 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500
- Adults age 18 years or older
- Patients at LBJ Hospital
- Patients who received a CT of the abdomen
- Children (under age 18 years old)
- Any patient in any vulnerable population (e.g pregnant women, prisoners, etc.)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Disclosure after Disclosure timing Patients will be told that a hernia was found on CT after the follow-up survey was administered. Disclosure before Disclosure timing Patients will be told that a hernia was found on CT before the follow-up survey is administered.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient Centered Outcomes (PCO) Consent to 1 year follow-up Difference in PCO from initial survey to follow-up survey
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States