Nationwide Results on Chronic Pain After Bilateral Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP)

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03155230

Enrollment

209

Registered

2017-05-16

Start date

2015-01-01

Completion date

2017-10-25

Last updated

2019-03-25

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Conditions

Chronic Pain, Hernia, Inguinal

Keywords

Inguinal hernia

Brief summary

Danish male patients who had undergone bilateral TAPP (July 2012 to June 2013) were recruited from the Danish Hernia Database and cross-checked with hospital files and the National Patient Registry. A standardized postal questionnaire was sent out two years after the index surgery to investigate Patients Related Outcome Measures (PROMs) such as chronic post-operative pain.

Detailed description

The present study was primarily undertaken to provide evidence for the risk of activity-related chronic postoperative inguinal pain following bilateral TAPP in an all-male Danish setting. Impaired sexual activity and sleep disturbance due to pain was also recorded. Data based on nationwide consecutive patients undergoing bilateral TAPP. Data collected for the Danish Inguinal Hernia Database, hospital files and the National Patient Registry (Denmark).

Interventions

OTHERno intervention

no intervention

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Danish males, * Age\>18 years * Elective, bilateral TAPP due to inguinal hernia within the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30 2013

Exclusion criteria

* age \<18 years * miss-classified surgical code * non-Danish speaking * psychiatric anamneses * regarded and non-compliant patients who had either died, emigrated or were lost to follow-up emergency repair * femoral hernia repair

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Activities Assessment Scale Questionnaire	Within one week	Impaired daily activities by chronic pain from either one or both groin areas

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Questionnaire about sexual impairment	Within three months	Sexual impairment due to chronic pain from either one or both groin areas
Questionnaire about sleep impairment	Within three months	Sleep impairment due to chronic pain from either one or both groin areas

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

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