Status:
UNKNOWN
The Significance of the Mesh Thickness in the Operation of Inguinal Hernia
Lead Sponsor:
Umeå University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Norrlandstingens Regionförbund
Jämtland County Council, Sweden
Conditions:
Inguinal Hernia
Eligibility:
MALE
25+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The trial compares the postoperative complain, pain, quality of life after the implantation of a heavy-weight alternative light-weight mesh, by randomly allocating patients with inguinal hernia diseas...
Detailed Description
The implantation of mesh in the operation of inguinal hernia has resulted in a continuously diminishing frequency of reoperations. Randomized controlled trials indicate that hernia repair with an open...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male, age 25 years or older
- Reducible, unilateral, inguinal hernia (not femoral hernia) that has not been operated on before
Exclusion
- The patient is not able or do not want to give written informed consent
- The patient is not suitable for an operation in local anesthesia
- Anticoagulant medication or a known coagulation disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00451893
Start Date
December 1 2006
End Date
November 1 2016
Last Update
June 1 2016
Active Locations (2)
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1
Östersund Hospital
Östersund, Sweden, SE 83183
2
Department of Surgical and Perioperativ Sciences, Umeå University Hospital
Umeå, Sweden, SE 90185