To analyse the effect of defect closure in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair on post operative outcomes

To analyse the effect of laparoscopic defect closure in direct inguinal hernia repairs (Total Extra-Peritoneal and Trans-Abdominal Pre-Peritoneal Plus repairs) on post operative outcomes - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/02/080189

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Closure of direct defect: In laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia, the direct defect will be closed using absorbable barbed sutures. The duration of intervention would be for the time

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective total extra-peritoneal and trans abdominal pre-peritoneal repairs for direct inguinal hernias

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients undergoing emergency repair of hernia Patients undergoing open repair Patients undergoing hernia repair as part of another study Patients with pre-existing infections or chronic infectious diseases such as tuberculosis Patients not willing to participate in the study Patients not willing for surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Seroma formation assessed clinically and using USG when required Recurrence of inguinal hernia assessed clinically Post operative pain assessed using visual analog scale Timepoint: Seroma formation upto 10 days post op Recurrence of inguinal hernia upto 3 months post op Post operative pain upto 3 months post op	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.Operative time in minutes 2.Hernia defect size & EHS classification 3.Quality of life Timepoint: 1.Intraoperative 2.Pre-operative 3.Follow up of 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAbirami J Raghunath

Room 207, Second floor, G block, Department of General Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

cdnarayanan24@gmail.com9500013252

Outcome results

None listed

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