Bilateral inguinal hernia Digestive System Hernia
Conditions
Interventions
Lightweight mesh is randomly allocated to patients for use on one side of a bilateral hernia. The more frequently used heavyweight mesh is used on the other side. The side receiving the lightweight me
Sponsors
The Santa Cristina University Hospital (Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >18 2. No significant comorbidity 3. Clinical symmetrical hernias 4. Simple non-recurrent hernias 5. No associated femoral hernia 6. Participant consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age <18 years 2. Senior patients with significant comorbidity 3. Clinically asymmetrical hernias 4. Recurrent hernias 5. Complicated hernias (incarceration or strangulation) 6. Presence of associated femoral hernia 7. Patient cannot give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcomes measured on 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th postoperative day, and one year after surgery: 1. Postoperative pain measured by visual analogue scale 2. Complications following procedure comparing lightweight mesh and heavyweight mesh 3. Self-reported feeling of a foreign body following surgery 4. Recurrence of bilateral inguinal hernia comparing lightweight mesh and heavyweight mesh | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures. | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed