Chronic Pain After Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

Inguinal Hernia Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00226161
• Other study ID #: 171178
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 22, 2005
• Last updated: January 25, 2013
• Start date: September 2005
• Est. completion date: September 2013

Study information

• Verified date: September 2005
• Source: University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Denmark: The Danish National Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair leads to a lower incidence of chronic pain compared to open herniorrhaphy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: September 2013
• Est. primary completion date: September 2013
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary inguinal hernia

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of severe mental illness or chronic pain elsewhere

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hernia, Inguinal
• Inguinal Hernia

Intervention

Procedure:
• Inguinal herniorrhaphy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Gentofte University Hospital,	Hellerup

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Chronic pain
Secondary	Recurrence of the hernia