Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT05011786
Open and Laparoscopic Hernia Repair. A Comparative Study
Is the Open Approach Superior to the Laparoscopic Hernia Repair in Children? A Retrospective Comparative Study.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 155 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Ibrahim Khrais · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Months – 13 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- —
Summary
A retrospective comparative study in a pediatric surgery center to compare the outcomes of 2 approaches of hernia repair in the pediatric population.
Detailed description
The investigators reviewed the records of all children who underwent open or laparoscopic hernia repair between January 2017 and July 2019 at the pediatric surgery center at the Jordan University Hospital. Data collection included the age, gender, laterality of the hernia, the surgical approach, duration of surgery, time to discharge and time to full recovery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | hernia repair/ligation of the hernial sac | the inguinal hernia sac is ligated using sutures at the level of internal ring throught an inguinal incision in the open group and using laparoscopic instruments in the laparoscopic group |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-07-30
- Completion
- 2020-12-30
- First posted
- 2021-08-18
- Last updated
- 2021-08-18
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Jordan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05011786. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.