Status:
UNKNOWN
A Prospective Study Comparing Telescopic vs. Balloon Dissection in Single Incision Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniorraphy (SILTELESCOPIC)
Lead Sponsor:
The Sydney Hernia Specialists Clinic
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Sydney
Conditions:
Inguinal Hernia
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-86 years
Brief Summary
Our recent prospective randomized controlled study comparing single-port vs. multiport laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal herniorraphy (NCT 01660048) demonstrated superiority of the single-po...
Detailed Description
This study will compare the extraperitoneal dissection during single-port laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of inguinal/femoral hernias using the traditional balloon dissection and the telesco...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- all patients referred with inguinal/femoral hernias
Exclusion
- • workers Compensation cases
- previous extraperitoneal intervention
- unfit for a general anaesthetic
- strangulated hernias
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
102 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01883115
Start Date
February 1 2013
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
April 4 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Holroyd Private Hospital
Guildford, New South Wales, Australia, 2161
2
St Luke's Hospital
Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia, 2011