COMplete Versus PArtial Open inCisional Hernia Repair (COMPAC-TRIAL)

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00498810

Acronym

COMPAC

Enrollment

160

Registered

2007-07-10

Start date

2007-09-30

Completion date

2008-01-31

Last updated

2011-01-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Incisional Hernia

Brief summary

To compare the complete repair of the abdominal wall at the level of the former incision with only a partial repair at the level of the hernia in patients with an incisional hernia after median laparotomy in a prospective randomized trial.

Interventions

PROCEDUREcomplete repair

PROCEDUREpartial repair of the abdominal wall

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Written informed consent from the patient or his/her legal representative * Incisional hernia requiring elective surgical repair

Exclusion criteria

* No written informed consent * Emergency surgery (incarcerated hernia) * All incisional or parastomal hernias not originating at the midline * All recurrent hernias * All patients with mesh placed intra-abdominally during surgery have to be withdrawn

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
recurrence rate	1 year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Perioperative morbidity rate	—
Postoperative pain	—
Long term complication rate	—
Recurrence rate	3 years

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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