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CompletedNCT03495557

Prevalence of Port Site Hernia After Mesh Placement in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Evaluation of Port Site Hernia Prevalence After Prophylactic Mesh Placement Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200 (actual)
Sponsor
Hospital de Mataró · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

A prophylactic mesh fixation after fascial closure in umbilical trocar after cholecystectomy may prevent the trocar site hernia incidence. Especially in patients who present certain risk factors.

Detailed description

Randomized controlled trial. Patients with more than two incisional hernia risk factors (age ≥70, BMI ≥30, diabetes mellitus, fascial enlargement) who undergo elective/emergent cholecystectomy. Control arm: fascial closure with simple PDS 2/0 Stitches. Study arm: fascial closure with simple PDS 2/0 stitches and onlay polypropylene mesh placement. Main outcome umbilical trocar site hernia incidence during a 3 years follow up. Clinical and radiological assessment.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREControlFascial closure with simple polydioxanone suture 2/0 stitches
DEVICEExperimentalOnlay polypropylene mesh placement (MN mesh)

Timeline

Start date
2018-01-01
Primary completion
2020-12-01
Completion
2021-09-01
First posted
2018-04-12
Last updated
2022-03-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03495557. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.