Status:
COMPLETED
Chronic Pain After Inguinal Hernia Repair
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna
Conditions:
Inguinal Hernia
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair has become a major concern. Although tension-free Lichtenstein technique is used and new lightweight meshes have been developed, still up to 40 % of patients ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- primary unilateral inguinal hernia
- 18 years and older
Exclusion
- bilateral hernia
- recurrent hernia
- incarcerated hernia
- malignant disease within the last 5 years
- not able to understand the questionaire
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00820131
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
December 9 2014
Active Locations (7)
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1
LKH Feldkirch, Dept. of Surgery
Feldkirch, Austria
2
Hospital Barmherzige Schwestern
Linz, Austria
3
LK Weinviertel Mistelbach, Surgical Department
Mistelbach, Austria
4
KH Göttlicher Heiland
Vienna, Austria, 1170