Long Term Outcomes Following Hernia Repair With Mesh

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04578340

Enrollment

4700

Registered

2020-10-08

Start date

2020-10-01

Completion date

2026-10-01

Last updated

2023-11-14

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Conditions

Abdominal Hernia

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to establish the extent to which mesh improves quality of life and surgical outcomes following hernia repair.

Detailed description

This is a large scale registry of prospectively collected medical record data and self-reported outcomes for those patients undergoing abdominal hernia repair with mesh.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* abdominal hernia repair using mesh

Exclusion criteria

* less than 18 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Hernia recurrence rate	Within 5 years of initial hernia repair	Should the hernia repair fail and the hernia reappears, this is counted as a recurrent hernia.
Patient quality of life	Up to 5 years postopertively	Quality of life before and after surgery will be compared using various self-reported assessment tools/questionnaires.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postoperative infection rate	Up to 5 years postoperatively	Infection related to hernia repair or mesh use will be reported.

Countries

United States

Outcome results