HALT (Hernia Active Living Trial): protocol for a feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention to improve quality of life in people with bowel stoma with a bulge/parastomal hernia

HALT (Hernia Active Living Trial): protocol for a feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention to improve quality of life in people with bowel stoma with a bulge/parastomal hernia

Abstract Background Parastomal hernia (PSH) can be repaired surgically, but results to date have been disappointing, with reported recurrence rates of 30 to 76%. Other types of intervention are therefore needed to improve the quality of life of people with PSH. One potential intervention is physical...

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Main Authors: Gill Hubbard, Rebecca J. Beeken, Claire Taylor, Raymond Oliphant, Angus J. M. Watson, Julie Munro, Sarah Russell, William Goodman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Parastomal hernia
Colostomy
Ileostomy
Bowel disease
Feasibility study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-020-00674-2

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