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TEP Versus Open Repair of Sportsman's Hernia

NCT01876342 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-08-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Sportsman's hernia causes chronic groin pain in physically active adults. Open hernia repair without mesh or laparoscopic technique with mesh have been advocated in the treatment of sportsman's hernia. The aim of this randomized study is to compare the effectiveness of open technique to laparoscopic technique for the treatment of Sportsman´s hernia. The hypothesis is that laparoscopic technique is less painfull than open surgery for repair of sportsman's hernia.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

open repair

2-0 sutures

PROCEDURE

endoscopic TEP repair

mesh

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kuopio University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hannu Paajanen, MD, PhD · Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2018-11-30
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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