To compare intensity of pain in patients undergoing two types of laparoscopic surgeries for inguinal hernias

To compare post operative pain and rescue analgesic requirement in patients undergoing laparoscopic transabdominal pre peritoneal (tapp) and laparoscopic totally extra peritoneal (tep) approach for inguinal hernias - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056577

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: TEPP repair: It is an observational study inn which we are observing difference between pain scores in two types of Inguinal hernia surgery. so there are two groups. Control Interventio

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged more than or equal to 18 years 2. Patients with ASA status I, II, III 3. Patients capable of providing a written, informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Patients having a history of chronic pain and analgesic requirement 3. Any surgery converted to open surgery 4. Patients with recurrent inguinal hernias 5. Patients with a previous history of abdominal surgery 6. Patients with complicated hernias

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess and compare post operative pain of group A (tep repair) and group B (tapp repair)Timepoint: At 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours postoperatively and on OPD follow up visit post discharge	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare - 1. The need for additional analgesic requirement 2. Incidence of post operative nausea & vomiting 3. Sites of pain 4. Duration of hospital stay & patient satisfactionTimepoint: At 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours postoperatively & on OPD follow up visit post discharge	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Y. K. Batra

Max super speciality hospital, Mohali

ykbatrapgi@gmail.com9646624870

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026