This study is looking at how different advice about activity restrictions after surgery for an inguinal hernia (a bulge in the groin area) affects your recovery. You would be assigned to one of two groups: a control group that follows standard activity precautions (6 weeks for open surgery, 2 weeks for minimally invasive surgery) or a treatment group that is told to "return to activity as tolerated/comfortable and stop activity if pain present." Researchers want to see if letting you decide when to return to activity helps you recover faster and if it affects complications or if the hernia comes back. This study is for adults aged 18 to 99 who have a single-sided inguinal hernia and are having surgery. The main goals are to see how often hernias come back after 2 years and to track complications for 2 months.

Study design

This is an interventional study with 200 participants. You would be randomly assigned to one of two groups.

What's involved

You would complete a questionnaire before surgery, undergo surgery, and then answer clinical questions and questionnaires during follow-up visits. Your medical charts will also be reviewed.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

You would be followed for postoperative complications for 2 months and for hernia recurrence for 2 years.

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