NCT00940433

Hernia Repair Four Arm Comparative Study

Four Arm Randomised Trial Comparing Laparoscopic And Open Hernia Repairs

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Alexandria · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study compares the outcome of the four most commonly used operations for the repair of primary groin hernia including the new key hole surgical techniques. It aims at answering the question of whether the new technology really improve the outcome, saves time and reduce patient suffering.

Detailed description

The study compares two traditional techniques of inguinal hernia repair; namely Lechtenstien repair and properitoneal repair versus two techniques of laparoscopic hernia repair, namely extraperitoneal and transperitoneal repair. It compares the operative time, complications, postoperative pain and the speed of patient recovery.

Conditions

• Inguinal Hernia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	open properitoneal hernia repair	suprapubic retro-inguinal approach
PROCEDURE	Lechtestien hernia repair	onlay mesh repair
PROCEDURE	Laparoscopic transperitoneal approach	intraperitoneal insufflation followed by re-exiting to the hernia site
PROCEDURE	Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal approach	avoiding the peritoneum altogether

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2009-07-16
• Last updated: 2010-01-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt