NCT01070693

Lichtenstein Patch or Prolene Hernia System (PHS) for Inguinal Hernia Repair

Randomized Clinical Trial of Lichtenstein Patch or Prolene Hernia System for Inguinal Hernia Repair

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (actual)
• Sponsor: Helsinki University Central Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomised prospective study was designed to compare the convalescence and the long-term sequelae in inguinal hernia repair with either a bilayer mesh as devised by Gilbert (Prolene Hernia System®) or an onlay mesh applied according to Lichtenstein.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Open mesh inguinal hernia repair	Inguinal hernia repair either with the bilayer mesh or the Lichtenstein technique
DEVICE	Prolene Hernia System	Prolene Hernia System
PROCEDURE	Lichtenstein technique	Lichtenstein technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2001-09-01
• Primary completion: 2005-01-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2010-02-18
• Last updated: 2014-01-16
• Results posted: 2014-01-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland