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Stapler Versus Glue for Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair

NCT00793286 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2008-11-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Repair of inguinal hernia is the most common operation of the general surgeon. In recent years, it was recognized that chronic postoperative pain is as important for postoperative outcome as recurrent hernia. The incidence of pain or discomfort ranges up to 60% of operated patients. Despite the fact that laparoscopic hernia repair has been shown to reduce postoperative pain compared to open hernia repair, up to 5% of patients suffer from persistent discomfort. During that operation the mesh is either fixed using a stapler or tissue adhesive glue. With the current study we compare postoperative pain between patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with either mesh fixation using a stapler or tissue adhesive. The use of von Frey monofilaments allows to describe pain with a high sensitivity.

Conditions

  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Recurrence
  • Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Mesh fixation by staples

Mesh fixation by staples

PROCEDURE

Mesh fixation by glue

Mesh fixation by glue

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Guido Beldi, MD · Dep. of Visceral and Transplantsurgery, Bern University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-08-31
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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