Objective Measure of Recovery After Outpatient Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hernia, Inguinal; Convalescence

Treatments: Device: GENEactiv

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02616406

15-001248

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No 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

Trial design

5 participants in 2 patient groups

Open repair

Description:

Repair group to be monitored with wearable activity monitors pre and post op.

Treatment:

Device: GENEactiv

Laparoscopic group

Description:

Laparoscopic surgical repair group to be monitored with wearable activity monitors pre and post op.

Treatment:

Device: GENEactiv