NCT01295437

Comparison of Three Meshes in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair

A Single-surgeon Randomized Study Comparing Three Composite Meshes on Chronic Pain After Lichtenstein Hernia Repair in Local Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kuopio University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Chronic pain may be a long-term problem after inguinal Lichtenstein hernioplasty. The aim of this study was to compare long-term results of hernioplasty using three different meshes (partly absorbable, lightweight polypropylene and thick polypropylene mesh).

Detailed description

Inguinal hernioplasty was performed under local anesthesia in 300 patients in day-case surgery by the same surgeon and exactly by the same surgical technique. The patients were randomized to receive either a partly polypropylene-polyglactin mesh (Vypro II, 100 hernias), a lightweight polypropylene mesh (Premilene LP, 100 hernias) or a conventional densely woven polypropylene mesh (Premilene, 100 hernias). Pain, patients discomfort and recurrences of hernias were carefully followed 5 years after surgery.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Recurrences

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Vypro II mesh	partly absorbable mesh
DEVICE	Premilene LP	lightweight mesh
DEVICE	Premilene mesh	A conventional polypropylene mesh (82 g/m2)

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-03-01
• Primary completion: 2005-01-01
• Completion: 2011-01-01
• First posted: 2011-02-14
• Last updated: 2011-02-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland