Objective Measure of Recovery After Outpatient Surgery

Assessment of Physical Activity to Determine When Patients Return to Baseline Levels of Activity Following Outpatient Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02616406

Enrollment

Registered

2015-11-26

Start date

2015-11-30

Completion date

2019-07-31

Last updated

2022-08-10

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Conditions

Convalescence, Hernia, Inguinal

Keywords

recovery of function

Brief summary

This is a study using wearable monitoring devices, patient activity and sleep patterns to monitor pre and post operative following outpatient inguinal hernia surgery to determine when these parameters return to baseline.

Interventions

DEVICEGENEactiv

To wear a monitoring device for a period of time prior to surgery and post surgery

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients presenting for outpatient inguinal hernia repair without significant medical comorbidities * Patients who consent to participating and willing to wear device for designated time period per protocol

Exclusion criteria

* History of chronic opioid use * Inability to speak English * Inability to give informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determine time of return to baseline activity following elective outpatient hernia repair using wearable accelerometers that measure physical movement.	8 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Determine pain levels on visual analog scale after outpatient hernia repair via telephonic questionnaire.	8 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026