NCT01719718

The Influence of Closing the Gap on Postoperative Seroma and Recurrences in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair

The Influence of Closing the Gap on Postoperative Seroma and Recurrences in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A multicenter prospective randomized controlled trial comparing closure versus non-closure of the hernia defect between 2 and 5 cm in width using a tissue separating mesh (Physiomesh™) in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.

Conditions

• Ventral Hernia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Closure of hernia defect.	Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with closure of the hernia defect (mesh augmentation technique).
PROCEDURE	No closure of the hernia defect.	Conventional laparoscopic ventral hernia repair without closure of the hernia defect (defect bridging technique).

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2012-11-01
• Last updated: 2024-05-17

Locations

6 sites across 1 country: Belgium