Clinical Trial

STRONG for Surgery & Strong for Life - Intensive Prehabilitation for Risk Reduction in Ventral Hernia Repair

Study acronym: STRONG-Hernia

Recruiting

Record status

This record was last updated September 25, 2024 (before its estimated March 1, 2026 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.

Summary

The five risky lifestyles Smoking, Nutrition (obesity and malnutrition), risky Alcohol intake, and Physical inactivity (SNAP) are common in surgical patients and associated with worse postoperative outcomes. Mono-factor interventions targeting and improving these risky lifestyles have been shown to reduce the risk at surgery, but there is a lack of systematic assessment of all five lifestyles of the patient before surgery and related optimization. This study aims to evaluate the effect of intensive combined lifestyle interventions (the STRONG programme) compared with treatment as usual in patients undergoing ventral hernia repair on postoperative complications, health, and costs on short and longer term. The hypothesis is that the STRONG programme will halve the complication rates within 30 days.

Trial Details

NCT Number	NCT06611462
Lead Sponsor	Bispebjerg Hospital Collaborators: Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev, Zealand University Hospital, Holbaek Sygehus
Conditions	Ventral Hernia, Surgery, Risk Reduction, Lifestyle, Postoperative Complications, Prehabilitation
Enrollment	400 participants
Start Date	2024-03-04
Primary Completion	2026-03-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2028-03-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-09-25