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

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllBispebjerg Hospital
NCT06611462 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants ≥18 years scheduled for ventral hernia repair (defect smaller than 8cm) * Enough time for at least 4 weeks of prehabilitation * Screened positive for at least 1 risky SNAP factor * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Ventral hernia repairs with defect larger than 8 cm * Pregnancy/breastfeeding * Allergy/other contradiction to pharmaceutical and/or nutritional support * Contradiction to exercise * Previous complicated alcohol withdrawal symptoms (delirium or seizures) * Not able to participate in intervention due to psychiatric ilness
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What it tests

  • Prehabilitation (the STRONG programme)
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Where

3 sites
Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Herlev, Denmark
Holbaek Sygehus
Holbæk, Denmark
Zealand University Hospital
Køge, Denmark
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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