NCT01637818

Long-term Follow-up of Lichtenstein's Operation Versus Mesh Plug Repair

Long-term Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Lichtenstein's Operation Versus Mesh Plug for Inguinal Hernia Repair

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 594 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Long-term follow-up of a randomized clinical trial of Lichtenstein's operation versus mesh plug for inguinal hernia repair based on the following published study "Randomized clinical trial of Lichtenstein's operation versus mesh plug for inguinal hernia repair. Br J Surg. 2007 Jan;94(1):36-41." Primary endpoints is recurrence.

Conditions

• Inguinal Hernia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Lichtenstein's operation
PROCEDURE	Mesh Plug Repair
DRUG	Opiate	Postoperative pain therapy
DRUG	Paracetamol	Postoperative pain therapy
DRUG	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug	Postoperative pain therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 1999-09-01
• Primary completion: 2007-12-01
• Completion: 2007-12-01
• First posted: 2012-07-11
• Last updated: 2012-07-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland