Cosmetic Outcomes of Umbilical Hernia Incisions

Description

This will be a single institution, prospective, randomized controlled trial. Patients presenting as an outpatient for repair of umbilical hernias who meet our inclusion criteria, whose parents provide permission to participate in the study, will receive the umbilical hernia repair that they are randomized to. The appropriate data will be collected on day of surgery, and patients will be followed with a delayed parental submission of incisional photograph.

Conditions

Umbilical Hernia

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This will be a single institution, prospective, randomized controlled trial. Patients presenting as an outpatient for repair of umbilical hernias who meet our inclusion criteria, whose parents provide permission to participate in the study, will receive the umbilical hernia repair that they are randomized to. The appropriate data will be collected on day of surgery, and patients will be followed with a delayed parental submission of incisional photograph.

Cosmetic Outcomes of Umbilical Hernia Incisions; a Randomized Controlled Trial

Cosmetic Outcomes of Umbilical Hernia Incisions

Condition
Umbilical Hernia
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Kansas City

Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64118

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patient presenting with umbilical hernia that is \<1.5cm in size based on physical exam for outpatient repair
  • * Treated at CMH Adele Hall or CMHK from 09/11/24 - 09/11/25
  • * Subjects \<10 years of age
  • * Umbilical hernia \> 1.5 cm in size
  • * Patients with prior umbilical surgery
  • * Subjects ≥10 years of age

Ages Eligible for Study

to 9 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City,

Tolulope A Oyetunji, MD, MPH, MBA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Division Chief, Pediatric General Surgery

Study Record Dates

2026-07-30