NCT01741740

Chronic Complaints After Small Umbilical Hernia Repair

High Incidence of Chronic Complaints and Recurrence 5 Years After Simple Sutured Umbilical Hernia Repair

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 295 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

There are only little data on the risk of chronic complaints (pain and discomfort) following open non-mesh sutured repairs of small umbilical or epigastric hernias. Our primary and secondary endpoints were long-term pain and discomfort at rest, respectively and thirdly recurrence. The setup was a retrospective two-centre study including patients ≥18 years undergoing primary elective open non-mesh sutured umbilical or epigastric hernia repairs. The survey included questions on suspicion of recurrence, reoperation for recurrence (if yes patients were examined by a consultant in patients home), pain, discomfort, work, and leisure activities. We analysed 295 consecutive patients through a non-validated structured questionnaire.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Ventral Hernia

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-01-01
• Primary completion: 2005-01-01
• Completion: 2009-01-01
• First posted: 2012-12-05
• Last updated: 2012-12-24