Status:

COMPLETED

Hernia Repair Four Arm Comparative Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alexandria

Conditions:

Inguinal Hernia

Eligibility:

MALE

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study compares the outcome of the four most commonly used operations for the repair of primary groin hernia including the new key hole surgical techniques. It aims at answering the question of wh...

Detailed Description

The study compares two traditional techniques of inguinal hernia repair; namely Lechtenstien repair and properitoneal repair versus two techniques of laparoscopic hernia repair, namely extraperitoneal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • adult male primary inguinal hernia

Exclusion

  • recurrent hernia previous lower abdominal surgery \[excluding appendectomy\]

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00940433

Start Date

February 1 2008

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

January 15 2010

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Main University hospital

Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, 261112