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Emergency Hernia Repair

NCT07314398 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2026-01-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Emergency hernia repairs are associated with significantly higher morbidity and mortality compared with elective hernia surgery. In Finland, approximately 500 emergency groin hernia repairs and 600 ventral hernia repairs are performed annually, but treatment practices vary widely, and high-quality evidence is lacking.

This prospective multicenter cohort study will evaluate outcomes of emergency groin and ventral hernia repairs in Finland. About 600 patients will be recruited over two years and followed for five years postoperatively. The study will collect standardized data on patient demographics, comorbidities, surgical technique, intraoperative findings, postoperative course, and long-term follow-up. Quality of life will be assessed with RAND-36, AAS, and PROMIS questionnaires.

The primary endpoint is hernia recurrence within two years after surgery. Secondary outcomes include 30- and 90-day complications, infection rates, readmissions, recovery time, and quality of life at 1, 2, and 5 years.

The results will provide robust evidence to guide clinical practice, optimize surgical techniques, and refine urgency classification and surgeon competence requirements for emergency hernia repair.

Conditions

  • Emergency Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Emergency Ventral Hernia Repair

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Emergency hernia repair

Patients who will have either their ventral or inguinal hernia repaired in emergency surgery. The techniques are not standardized, but the details will be collected to prospective database.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oulu University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-01
Primary Completion
2029-09-30
Completion
2032-09-30

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