A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOME OF MESH FIXATION WITH ABSORBABLE AND NON ABSORBABLE SUTURES IN OPEN MESH HERNIOPLASTY

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOME OF MESH FIXATION WITH ABSORBABLE AND NON-ABSORBABLE SUTURES IN LICHTENSTEIN TENSION FREE OPEN MESH HERNIOPLASTY FOR INGUINAL HERNIA : RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/11/059771

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-19

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: -

Interventions

Intervention1: USE OF NON ABSORBABLE SUTURE (2-0 PROLENE): USE OF NON ABSORBABLE SUTURE (2-0 PROLENE) FOR FIXATION OF MESH DURING LICHTENSTEIN TENSION FREE OPEN MESH HERNIOPLASTY (15 MINUTES DURATION)

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults more than 18 years of age diagnosed with unilateral Inguinal hernia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with age less than 18 years 2. Acute complications like obstruction, strangulation, incarceration and critically ill patients 3. Previously operated patient for inguinal hernia with recurrence

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the difference in immediate post-operative pain following open mesh hernia repairTimepoint: 8 HOURS, 24 HOURS, 1 WEEK AND 4 WEEKS FROM DATE OF SURGERY	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the difference in occurrence of complications in the form of seroma/ hematoma/ Chronic post-operative inguinal painTimepoint: 6 months;To assess the difference in rate of recurrence of hernia Timepoint: 6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAGNIBAN CHAKRABORTY

ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE

animeshvats@gmail.com9560495765

Outcome results

None listed

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