Recurrent Inguinal Hernia Treatment - Lichtenstein Versus Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Preperitoneal Hernioplasty

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
• Main ID: NCT00642200
• Date of registration: 18/03/2008
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: North Karelia Central Hospital
• Public title: Recurrent Inguinal Hernia Treatment - Lichtenstein Versus Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Preperitoneal Hernioplasty
• Scientific title: Lichtenstein Hernioplasty Versus Totally Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Hernioplasty in Treatment of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia - A Prospective Randomized Trial
• Date of first enrolment: January 1997
• Target sample size: 100
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00642200
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Finland

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- recurrent inguinal hernia

- willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

- unwilling to participate

- bilateral hernia

- preference towards either treatment arm



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Recurrent Inguinal Hernia

Intervention(s)

Procedure: Laparoscopic TEP

Procedure: Lichtenstein hernioplasty

Primary Outcome(s)

further recurrence [Time Frame: 3 weeks, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years]

Secondary Outcome(s)

chronic pain or discomfort [Time Frame: 3 weeks, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years]

Secondary ID(s)

NKCH-surg-001

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

University of Kuopio Computing Center