Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Three Different Techniques for Open Hernia Repair

Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Three Different Techniques for Open

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01699971

Enrollment

160

Registered

2012-10-04

Start date

2006-10-31

Completion date

2012-03-31

Last updated

2012-10-04

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Conditions

Inguinal Hernia

Brief summary

The primary aim is to evaluate if PSH and/or ultrapro mesch reduces chronic groin pain postoperatively compared to lichtenstein mesh. The second aim is to evaluate quality of life, recovery from surgery and frequency of recurrencies in the three groups

Interventions

PROCEDUREHernia repair

Hernia repair admodum Lichtenstein with polypropylene mesh

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 18-75 years * unilateral primary hernia * open surgery

Exclusion criteria

* Recurrent Hernia * Bilateral Hernia * laparoscopic surgery * Female

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperatively pain	Postoperative 36 month	Visual analog scale (VAS)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Quality of life	36 month postoperative	SF36
frequency of recurrencies	postopertive 36 month	check patients journal

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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