Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair by Heavy Weight or Lighter Weight Mesh (COMPOSIX-trial)

NCT00573105 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2011-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

1. General

\- antibiotic prophylaxis: cefazoline (Cefacidal™) 2 gram iv administered 30 minutes before surgery
2. Laparoscopic surgery

* at least 5 cm overlap (mesh diameter should exceed hernia size by at least 10 cm)
* with or without anchoring transparietal sutures or double crown technique

Conditions

  • Ventral Hernia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic Ventral hernia repair by heavy weight mesh

Laparoscopic Ventral hernia repair by heavy weight mesh

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic Ventral hernia repair by lighter weight mesh

Laparoscopic Ventral hernia repair by lighter weight mesh

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • C. R. Bard

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frederik Berrevoet, MD · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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