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Watchful Waiting Versus Open Tension-free Repair of Inguinal Hernia in Asymptomatic or Minimally Symptomatic Men

NCT00263250 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 724

Last updated 2013-07-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a multicenter clinical trial to compare pain, physical function, and other outcomes in men with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias randomly assigned to watchful waiting without an operation, or a standard hernia repair with mesh. We studied the safety of delaying operation.

Conditions

  • Inguinal Hernia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

watchful waiting or tension-free hernia repair

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Creighton University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Olga Jonasson, M.D. · American College of Surgeons

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-02-28
Primary Completion
2004-12-31
Completion
2005-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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