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CompletedNCT05163184Updated Feb 1, 2023

Physiologic Tension of the Abdominal Wall

An observational study in Abdominal Wall Hernia, sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-01.

Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
86
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Restoring the physiologic tension of the abdominal wall is a key concept in abdominal wall reconstruction. Yet little is known quantitatively about the normal tension of the abdominal wall. To better understand the ideal tension for abdominal wall reconstruction, the physiologic tension of the abdominal wall needs to be measured. This study aims to measure the tension of the abdominal wall during laparotomy closure.

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Conditions studied

  • Abdominal Wall Hernia

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In context

Hernia, Abdominal

82 studies on the registry are indexed under Hernia, Abdominal; 19 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 86 is below the median of 115 across 29 observational studies indexed under Hernia, Abdominal.

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Lead sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic is the lead sponsor of 831 studies on the registry; 119 are open to participants now.

Of its 90 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 73 (81%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

All patients undergoing laparotomy without a ventral hernia.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients undergoing laparotomy
  • Patient able to provide

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of a ventral hernia
  • Patients unable to provide
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Informed consent

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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
86 participants (actual)
Target follow-up
1 Day
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • Laparotomy

    Patients undergoing laparotomy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Abdominal wall tension at laparotomy

    The tension necessary to bring the abdominal wall to the midline during laparotomy will be measured.

    Time frame: Tension measurements will be recorded immediately. No further data collection or patient follow-up will occur postoperatively.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2022 to primary completion in Sep 2022, 8 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 6, 2021
First posted
Dec 20, 2021
StartActual
Jan 10, 2022
Primary completionActual
Sep 14, 2022
CompletionActual
Sep 14, 2022
Last update
Feb 1, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 1, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05163184
Responsible party
Michael Rosen (Professor of Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 20, 2021
Start date
Jan 10, 2022
Primary completion
Sep 14, 2022
Completion
Sep 14, 2022
Last update
Feb 1, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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