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Cosmetic Outcomes of Umbilical Hernia Incisions

NCT06738121 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2

Last updated 2025-08-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This will be a single institution, prospective, randomized controlled trial. Patients presenting as an outpatient for repair of umbilical hernias who meet our inclusion criteria, whose parents provide permission to participate in the study, will receive the umbilical hernia repair that they are randomized to. The appropriate data will be collected on day of surgery, and patients will be followed with a delayed parental submission of incisional photograph.

Conditions

  • Umbilical Hernia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Infra-umbilical incision

Traditional curvilinear infra-umbilical incision is used to repair the umbilical hernia

PROCEDURE

Transumbilical incision

The incision for the repair of the umbilical hernia will be carried through the umbilicus itself.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tolulope A Oyetunji, MD, MPH, MBA · Division Chief, Pediatric General Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-20
Primary Completion
2025-04-23
Completion
2025-04-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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