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Predisposing Factors for Chronic Postherniotomy Pain

NCT00649142 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 455

Last updated 2009-01-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Chronic pain affects pain in 5-8% of patients more than a year after groin hernia repair. However no prospective study has investigated potential predisposing factors for development of pain, including genetic, psychosocial and detailed neurophysiological assessment of surgical method.

The current study will assess the above factors in a prospective study.

Conditions

  • Chronic Postherniotomy Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Open sutured mesh repair

Open sutured mesh repair

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic mesh glue fixation

Laparoscopic mesh glue fixation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aesculap AG

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Baxter Healthcare Corporation

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Henrik Kehlet, Professor, Ph D, M.D · Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, section for surgical pathophysiology

  • Reinhard Bittner, Prof. Ph D, M.D. · Marienhospital Stuttgart, Viszeralchirurgie

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-09-30

Countries

  • Denmark
  • Germany

Study Locations

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