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Robotic Versus Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Led by Lucas Beffa · Updated on 2025-10-07
200
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
261 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a randomized trial comparing open retromuscular ventral hernia repair to robotic retromuscular ventral hernia repair.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Robotic Versus Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years and older
- Hernia midline defects between 7 cm and 15 cm wide
- Body mass index (BMI) less than or equal to 45
- Patient deemed suitable for both open and robotic ventral hernia repair by the operating surgeon
You will not qualify if you...
- Age 17 years or younger
- Prisoners
- Pregnant patients
- Patients needing emergency surgery
- Body mass index (BMI) greater than 45
- Hernia defects smaller than 7 cm or larger than 15 cm in width
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
University of Florida Health
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608
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2
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
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3
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
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4
University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37920
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Research Team
L
Lucas Beffa, MD
CONTACT
A
Alvaro Carvalho
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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