Status:
TERMINATED
Randomized Controlled Prospective Multicenter Study Primary Onlay- Mesh After Elective Median Laparotomy in Patients With BMI ≥ 27
Lead Sponsor:
Austrian Hernia Study Group
Conditions:
Incisional Hernia
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Incisional hernia is one ot the most frequently seen long term complications in abdominal surgery. Despite studies on the optimal suturing technique for laparotomies, the risk for incisional hernia af...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Every elective midline laparotomy for patients with a BMI of more than 27. Signed informed consent
Exclusion
- Age \< 18 years
- Emergency procedure
- Inclusion in other trials
- Previous midline incision
- Life expectancy less than 24 months
- Pregnant women
- Immune suppression therapy within 2 weeks before surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01507870
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
January 1 2013
Last Update
July 2 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria, 2700