Status:
RECRUITING
Self Fixating Versus Stapled Mesh for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Lead Sponsor:
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Inguinal Hernia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Inguinal (groin) hernias are common and occur when an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the surrounding tissue wall of the groin. They are more likely to occur in men and affect p...
Detailed Description
Design: Double Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial This is a multicentre randomised controlled trial in the setting of two district general teaching hospitals serving an aggregate population of over 7...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \>18
- Demonstrated to have primary or recurrent unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia
- Both patient and surgeon occupy a position of equipoise over the relative merits of either intervention
- Ability to give informed written consent
Exclusion
- Non-elective acute presentation with inguinal hernia and its complications
- Inability to give informed written consent
- Groin symptoms which on clinical examination and radiological investigations fail to demonstrate any evidence of inguinal hernia.
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 22 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
47 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03856710
Start Date
September 22 2017
End Date
May 31 2025
Last Update
January 9 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, DN2 5LT