Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00788554
LEVEL Trial: Correction of Inguinal Hernia, Endoscopic Versus Lichtenstein
LEVEL Trial: Correction of Inguinal Hernia, Endoscopic Versus Lichtenstein. A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 660 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to compare laparoscopic total extraperitoneal and open mesh repair of inguinal hernia, with regard to hospital stay, postoperative pain, quality of life, postoperative recovery and return to daily activities, complications and recurrences
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Lichtenstein procedure | open surgical procedure for inguinal hernia correction |
| PROCEDURE | TEP | Total Exta Peritoneal procedure for inguinal hernia correction |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2000-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2004-03-01
- Completion
- 2011-03-01
- First posted
- 2008-11-11
- Last updated
- 2011-08-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Netherlands
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00788554. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.