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SIL-TEP vs TEP for Inguinal Hernia Repair in Day Surgery

A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Comparing Single Incisional Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal(SIL-TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair With Traditional Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal(TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair in Day Surgery

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02415543
Enrollment
100
Registered
2015-04-14
Start date
2016-03-31
Completion date
2018-12-31
Last updated
2016-08-26

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Conditions

Hernia, Inguinal

Brief summary

This study aim to compare the efficacy and safety of Single incisional Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal(SIL-TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair and traditional Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal(TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair in day surgery. This study also aim to improve the surgical-related technical details and the device design. In addition, this study also evaluate the operability of SIL-TEP in term of a day surgery item and try to provide the basis for SIL-TEP day surgery guildline, so as to promote the SIL-TEP technology in the investigators country.

Detailed description

This is a prospective, randomized,controlled trail. It compared Single Incisional Laparoscopic Total Extraperitonea(SIL-TEP) with traditional Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal(TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair in condition of day surgery. Laparoscopic hernia repair technique including two tyes, TEP and TAPP, which were recognized as mordern minimally invasive technique. Laparoscopic hernia repair were recommended by the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) and European Hernia Society Guideline (EHS) as the first choice for primary inguinal hernia. Compared with TAPP, TEP was performed much more frequently for its advantages of avoiding abdominal visceral injury. Traditional TEP hernia repair involves 3-port insertions: one incision of 2cm in para-umbilical region for the camera and two smaller incisions of 5mm each in the midline for the surgical instruments. Some surgeons think the second and third ports could led to bowel and bladder injury. Early literatures showed that bowel injuries and bladder injuries were observed in TAPP or TEP hernia repair. Since 2009, Cugura JF and Filipovic-Cugura J led their teams for a preliminary exploration of SIL-TEP. Later, several cases were reported about this surgical technique globally. Since then, a number of retrospective studies about the comparation of SIL-TEP and traditional TEP were carried. Yang GP et al found that SIL-TEP had a longer operation time than traditional TEP, but in terms of postoperative complications and incision aesthetics. Tu Wenbin et al thought that SIL-TEP was effective and also had advantages in postoperative pain, postoperative complications and time in hospital. Several other reports also had similiar opnions. However, randomized controlled trial related to this suject is quite limited. Our study aim to compare the efficacy and safety of SIL-TEP and traditional TEP surgery with a RCT design and also aim to improve the surgical-related technical details and the device design. Our study also evaluate the operability of SIL-TEP in term of a day surgery item and try to provide the basis for SIL-TEP day surgery guildline, so as to promote the SIL-TEP technology in our country.

Interventions

PROCEDURESIL-TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair

perform the laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair using a single incision

PROCEDURETEP Inguinal Hernia Repair

perform the multiport laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

Sponsors

TAO CHEN
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosed of primary unilateral inguinal hernia and age between 18 and 70 ; 2. Good condition of family care and observation, understand and be willing to accept day surgery mode; 3. Willing to participate in this study and signed an informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Diagnosed as femoral hernia, recurrent hernia, scrotal hernia, bilateral hernia and strangulated hernia; 2. Patients with severe chronic diseases or cardiopulmonary dysfunction; 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade III and IV level; 4. Obese patients ( BMI\> 30 ); 5. Patients with a history of lower abdominal surgery; 6. prefer to a centain surgical approach.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
SIL-TEP Conversion to TEP / TAPP or open operationduring operationThis refers to whether any SIL-TEP procedure needs to be converted to TEP/TAPP or open procedure. This is quite a normal process as a proportion of multiport procedures are converted to open procedures for safety reasons.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
interoperation complicationduring operationAssessment of interoperation procedure of the incident of spermaduct、vessel and other organ damage
Pain score (Visual Analog Scale) at 12、24 hour and one week after surgery12、24hour and day 7 postoperationAssessment of post-operative pain according to the visual analog scale Pain score will be taken, and any painkiller consumption will be recorded
Length of hospital stay1 day postoperationThis assess how long patients stay in hospital and whether it is a day surgery or they need to extend time stay in hospital
return to work or normal physical activities4 weeks postoperationPatients will be followed up and assesses how soon patients return to normal physical activities and work
Operating timeduring operationThis assess the time taken to perform the operation and is defined as time from initial skin incision to complete wound closure
post-operative complications including urinary retention, wound infection, wound haematoma,seroma formation, chronic pain, testicular atrophy1 week, 4 weeks after postoperationPatients will be followed up and assessed at 1 week, 4 weeks after surgery to assess for any post-operative complications associated with hernia surgery as enumerated above
Recurrence of hernia4 weeks,3 mounths and 1 year postoperationPatients will be followed up and assessed at 4 weeks,3 mounths and one year after surgery to detect the presence of recurrence of hernia
hospitalization costs1 day postopetationHospitalization costs will be assessed after operation at discharge form the hospital
Cosmetic scar score4 weeksPatients will be followed up and asked to assess satisfaction of their own scars 4 weeks postoperation

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactTAO CHEN, MD
dr_chentao78@163.com+8613601779874
Backup ContactYUNHE ZHANG, MD
zyhe31@163.com+8613917908722

Outcome results

None listed

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