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Study comparing the use of skin staples versus polypropylene sutures in Inguinal hernia repair for mesh fixation.

Study comparing the use of skin staples versus polypropylene sutures in inguinal hernia repair for mesh fixation - a prospective randomised control trial - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/07/071127
Enrollment
90
Registered
2024-07-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N509- Disorder of male genital organs, unspecified Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Skin Staplers: Mesh fixation done using skin staplers instead of regular polypropylene sutures. The post operative pain assessment is done 24 hours after the procedure. Control Interven

Sponsors

Mridulika Verma
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age between 18-60 years sex :- both male and female ( non pregnant , non lactating ) non diabetic patients willing to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Complicated inguinal hernias diabetes mellitus chronic renal failure immunocompromised patients recurrent hernias bleeding disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of post operative pain and operative time duration in Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair when mesh is fixed using skin staplers. The post operative pain and operative duration is less when skin staplers are used to fix the mesh as compared to polypropylene sutures.Timepoint: Pain is assessed 24 hours after surgery.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of intraoperative time periodTimepoint: 1 hr—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMridulika Verma

KAHERs JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE

anilbellad@gmail.com9448112599

Outcome results

None listed

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