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A Pilot Study of Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Older Adults

NCT04706026 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-01-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to collect data about local versus general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in Veterans aged 60 years for planning a larger, multisite randomized clinical trial. Approximately 80 participants will be enrolled and can expect to be on study for 6 months.

Conditions

  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Anesthesia, Local

Interventions

OTHER

Open Inguinal Hernia Repair - Local Anesthesia

Patients in the local anesthesia arm will receive an injection of a 50:50 mix of 1% lidocaine with epinephrine and 0.25% Marcaine at the surgical site (in the skin and subcutaneous layers + beneath the external oblique aponeurosis). Patients in the local arm will also receive intravenous sedation (Propofol or Precedex) and pain medication (morphine or fentanyl) at the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist.

OTHER

Inguinal Hernia Repair - General Anesthesia

General anesthesia will be administered at the discretion of the anesthesiologist and will involve a combination of inhaled and intravenous anesthesia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • American Federation for Aging Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • The John A. Hartford Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-23
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2027-03-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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