Actively Recruiting
NoPro - Norwegian Hernia Prophylaxis Study
Led by Sykehuset Innlandet HF · Updated on 2025-03-05
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
197 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
A multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing midline laparotomy closures using the small-bite suture technique alone to those using the small-bite suture technique with an additional onlay prophylactic polypropylene mesh. The primary endpoint is the incidence of incisional hernias in both groups after one year.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
NoPro - Norwegian Hernia Prophylaxis Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Surgery predominantly done by midline laparotomy
- Age 18 years old or older
- Written consent by patient or family
- Midline laparotomy with delayed closure
- No exclusion criteria
You will not qualify if you...
- Age under 18 years
- Pregnancy
- Previous abdominal midline hernia mesh repair
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
- Linea alba closure not possible
- Life expectancy under six months
- Hernia in the midline with transverse diameter larger than 2 cm
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Innlandet Hospital Trust
Hamar, Norway
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Gjertrud H Kjostolfsen, MD
CONTACT
J
Jorunn Skattum, MD PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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