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Does a Virtual Coach Offer a Better Solution for Weight Reduction in Ventral Hernia Patients with Obesity?

  • Status
    Accepting Candidates
  • Age
    18 Years - 90 Years
  • Sexes
    All
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Description

This research is to use a virtual coach to assist hernia patients overcome the difficulties that prevent weight loss before having ventral hernia surgery.  We aim to conduct a two-arm, pragmatic clinical trial that compares the use of the integrated virtual coach to standard of care on preoperative weight loss for hernia repair patients.

Details

Protocol number 202300391

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

Patients 18 years of age and older with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 and above and diagnosed with Obesity by the ICD 10 Code: E66.9 who have been evaluated by a surgeon and offered elective ventral hernia repair Also, have a complete medical record that allows for statistical calculations to be performed. 

Exclusion criteria:

Pregnant females, patients with severe mental disorders, prescribed psychiatric medications associated with weight gain, a history of a Substance Use Disorder, patients on long-term steroid therapy, and patients with insufficient medical records.

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