Minimally Invasive Open Preperitoneal Surgery With Polysoft Mesh Versus a Classic Open Surgery With Light Weight Mesh

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hernia, Inguinal

Treatments: Device: Light Weight Mesh; Device: Polysoft Mesh

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00323674

2006/080

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective randomized study to evaluate the recovery of a hernia inguinalis by a minimally invasive open preperitoneal surgery with polysoft mesh versus a classic open surgery according to modified Lichtenstein procedure with light weight mesh.

Enrollment: 278 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Symptomatic hernia inguinalis
• > 18 years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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278 participants in 2 patient groups

Light Weight Mesh

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Light Weight Mesh

Polysoft Mesh

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Polysoft Mesh