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Prophylactic Mesh Placement Reduces the Incidence of Incisional Hernia in HBP Surgery.

Prophylactic Mesh Placement Reduces the Incidence of Incisional Hernia in HBP Surgery.

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07433439
Acronym
meshproph
Enrollment
110
Registered
2026-02-25
Start date
2020-07-01
Completion date
2025-01-01
Last updated
2026-02-25

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

Conditions

Hernia Incisional, Incision Site Complication

Brief summary

he goal of this observational study is to learn about prophylactic mesh placement in HBP incision. The main question it aims to answer is: will the incisional hernia rate be reduced with the use of mesh during the abdominal wall closuer?

Interventions

PROCEDUREmesh placement

mesh is placed in retromuscular space when abdominal wall is closed

OTHERconventional abdominal wall closure without mesh

conventional AWC without mesh

Sponsors

Juan Bellido-Luque.MD
Lead SponsorOTHER
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients aged 18 years or older. * Elective conventional or extensive right subcostal laparotomy. * Two or more risk Factor for incisional hernia (IH): \> 60 years, Body Mass Index \> 27 kg/m2, Diabetes Mellitus, pulmonary/liver/renal disease, malignancy, preoperative chemotherapy, immunosuppression or smoking5. * Life expectancy of at least 12 months. * Signed informed consent with agreement to attend all study visits.

Exclusion criteria

* Emergency surgery. * Previous right subcostal hernia or right subcostal incision. * Metastatic disease or irresectable malignancy identified during the surgery with life expectancy less than 12 months. * Active abdominal infection at the time of surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
image detected IH rate12 and 24 monthsincisional hernia rate after 12 and 24 posoperative months

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
incision typesday 1 (surgical procedure)types of incisions used
postoperative complications3-6-12-24 postoperative monthscomplications after surgical procedure

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 11, 2026