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Task Sharing in InGuinal hErnia Repair Between Surgeons and Non-surgeon Physicians

NCT06165133 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1782

Last updated 2024-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

TIGER is a multicentre, 2-arm, parallel group, assessor blinded, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial with an internal pilot to assess if non-surgeon physicians (NSPs) can effectively perform mesh inguinal hernia repair compared to fully trained surgeons in adult patients with non-complicated inguinal hernia.

Conditions

  • Inguinal Hernia

Interventions

OTHER

Mesh inguinal hernia repair performed by Non-Surgeon Physicians (NSP)

Mesh inguinal hernia repair performed by Non-Surgeon Physicians (NSP) through an accredited training programme prior to commencing participation in the study

OTHER

Mesh inguinal hernia repair performed by fully trained surgeons

Mesh inguinal hernia repair performed by fully trained surgeons, recognised by the Ghana College of Surgeons and Physicians and other recognised Surgical Colleges around the globe.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Ghana

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Abomey Calavi, Benin

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aneel Bhangu · University of Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-01
Primary Completion
2026-05-31
Completion
2026-06-30

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