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Core exercises after abdominal surgery may cut hernia risk, study says

NCT ID NCT03808584

Disease control Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether doing specific core muscle exercises right after abdominal surgery can lower the chance of developing an incisional hernia and reduce long-term pain. About 588 adults having abdominal surgery will be randomly assigned to either standard care or a daily exercise routine starting the day after surgery. The goal is to see if staying active, rather than resting, leads to better recovery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
core muscle exercises
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a simple, drug-free way to reduce hernias and chronic pain after abdominal surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively early-stage trial with no phase designation, and the primary hypothesis is that the exercises may not change hernia rates. Results may not apply to all surgery types.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 588 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2019

Expected to finish

Dec 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. At the University Hospital of Bern, Kantonsspital Solothurn and Olten and BundeswehrZentralkrankenhaus Koblenz: * Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form) * Age \> 18 years * Capable of judgment * Undergoing elective or emergency abdominal surgery * Laparoscopic or open surgery, midline or transverse incision 2. At the University Hospital of Lausanne: * Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form) * Age \> 18 years * Capable of judgment * Undergoing elective open abdominal surgery * Midline or transverse incision Exclusion criteria (in all four participating centres): * Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders (chronic depression, under antidepressants or neuroleptics), dementia, etc. of the participant * Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons * Neuromuscular diseases (such as myasthenia gravis or wheelchair-bound patient) * Preexisting chronic pain disorder, patients under chronic opioid therapy (WHO II and III) or pain modulating drugs (antidepressive medication or antiepileptic medication) * End-stage disease * Patients with preexisting abdominal wall mesh, with the exception of inguinal mesh (after inguinal hernia repair)

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Conditions

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Incisional Hernia Motor Activity

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Exercise Hernia incisional

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • BundeswehrZentralkrankenhaus

    RECRUITING

    Koblenz, 56070, Germany

  • Bürgerspital Solothurn

    WITHDRAWN

    Solothurn, 4500, Switzerland

  • CHUV, University Hospital of Lausanne

    RECRUITING

    Lausanne, 1010, Switzerland

  • Kantonsspital Olten

    TERMINATED

    Olten, Canton of Solothurn, 4600, Switzerland

  • University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital

    RECRUITING

    Bern, 3010, Switzerland

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