Chronic Pain After Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00226161

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2005-09-26

Start date

2005-09-30

Completion date

2013-09-30

Last updated

2013-01-28

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Conditions

Inguinal Hernia

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair leads to a lower incidence of chronic pain compared to open herniorrhaphy.

Interventions

PROCEDUREInguinal herniorrhaphy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Primary inguinal hernia

Exclusion criteria

* History of severe mental illness or chronic pain elsewhere

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Chronic pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Recurrence of the hernia	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026