An observational study in Hernia, Ventral, Hernia, Abdominal and Hernia Abdominal Wall, sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-04.
Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic · Observational
The purpose of this study is to use a scale to learn more about the tension of the abdominal wall in hernia repairs without component separation.
Participants will be asked to allow their surgeon to use a tension scale to measure the tension of the abdominal wall during surgery.
This is a prospective cohort study. Patients who undergo hernia repair without component separation will have their abdominal wall tension measured using a tension scale. The scale is an investigational (experimental) device that works by attaching to surgical clamps during surgery to measure the tension on the abdominal wall. The study operations will be performed at Cleveland Clinic by six hernia surgeons with advanced abdominal wall reconstruction training.
230 studies on the registry are indexed under Hernia, Ventral; 45 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 132 across 65 observational studies indexed under Hernia, Ventral.
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The study population will consist of 50 patients who have been evaluated by a surgeon and will undergo a hernia repair without component separation.
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All patients will have the tension of their abdominal wall measured during surgery using a tension scale or "tensiometer."
Abdominal wall tension in patients hernia repair without component separation
The abdominal wall tension prior to closure will be measured
Time frame: 2 year
Patient factors that contribute to greater abdominal wall tension
Patient demographics, comorbidities, operative history, operative details, hernia size and width and abdominal wall tension will be collected and analyzed to determine what factors contribute to abdominal wall tension.
Time frame: 2 year
Association between abdominal wall tension and patient outcomes
Abdominal wall tension will be determined and patient outcomes will be analyzed including complications, wound morbidity, recurrence
Time frame: 2 year
Plan to share: No
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Started Sep 2023 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for May 2027, 44 months after the start.
Of 20 observational studies under Hernia, Ventral, half reached primary completion within 39 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 72. This study's planned 44 months is above that.
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This study is active, not recruiting, as verified in Nov 2025. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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