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NCT number NCT06364306
Other study ID # 12032024
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date June 20, 2024
Est. completion date December 31, 2031

Study information

Verified date May 2024
Source University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Contact Fiorenzo Angehrn, MD
Phone 00 41 61 777 73 17
Email fiorenzo.angehrn@clarunis.ch
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study investigates on the effect of two different operative techniques to treat large abdominal wall defects. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the minimally-invasive, robotically-assisted ventral hernia repair (RVHR) leads to a better outcome than the open ventral hernia repair (OVHR). The main questions it aims to answer are: length of stay after the operation rate of complications rate of recurrence and reoperations quality of life. Participants will: Either be operated using the RVHR or OVHR will be followed up either in person or via email / phone call at day 7, day 30, 6 months, 1, 3 and 5 years after the surgery to asses the above-stated main and some more outcomes.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 140
Est. completion date December 31, 2031
Est. primary completion date December 31, 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Patient age >18 years - Informed consent obtained - Transverse diameter of ventral hernia >4cm - 15cm - Eligible to open and minimally-invasive surgery according to preoperative anaesthetic assessment Exclusion Criteria: - precedent hernia treatment with mesh placement in the retromuscular space - precedent anterior or posterior component separation or transversus abdominis release (TAR) - active wound infection - current cancer diagnosis - presence of ileostomy, colostomy or ileal conduit - liver disease defined by the presence of ascites - end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis - need of an emergency surgery - pregnancy Criteria for participating surgeons Each participating surgeon has performed 20 or more OVHR and RVHR.

Study Design


Intervention

Procedure:
Robotically-assisted ventral hernia repair (RVHR)
3 8mm robotic trocars are placed intraabdominally and the DaVinci Xi-robotic system is docked. Adhesiolysis from any adherent structures to the abdominal wall is performed. Incision of the lateral verge of the retromuscular space and retromuscular dissection. Superior and inferior cross-over to the contralateral retromuscular space and dissection of the hernia sac. Unilateral or bilateral transversus abdominis release (TAR) is performed, if necessary. Running suture with absorbable barbed suture of the posterior rectus sheath and peritoneum, as appropriate. Synthetic retromuscular mesh placement with a mesh-size as large as the prepared surface allows. Closure of the anterior rectus sheath with absorbable barbed running suture. Port extraction, skin closure. Dressing from xyphoid to pubis and 6 lateral dressings for blinding purposes.
Open ventral hernia repair (OVHR)
Median laparotomy with a minimal length of the previous scar (in case of incisional hernia) and adhesiolysis is performed, where necessary, to liberate the abdominal wall and the ventral hernia from adhesions. Bilateral dissection of the posterior rectus sheath under visualisation and sparing of the epigastric vessels and neurovascular bundles. Closure of the posterior rectus sheath with a slowly-absorbable running suture. Indication for a uni- or bilateral TAR identical to the intervention group. Retromuscular synthetic mesh placement with a mesh-size as far as the prepared surface allows. Mesh fixation optional with either absorbable sutures to the posterior sheath or with glubran glue. Closure of the anterior rectus sheath with a slowly-absorbable running suture. Skin closure. Dressing from xyphoid to pubis and 6 lateral dressings for blinding purposes.

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Klinikum Kempten, Kempten, Germany, St. Clara Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Primary outcome: length of stay Length of stay Length of stay is defined as the time from the operation until patient discharge is feasible according to the following criteria:
pain on numeric rating scale (NRS) < 4 without opioid use
tolerance of oral food intake without nausea / vomiting
no signs of surgical site occurrence (SSO) or other postoperative complications
no drains in place
autonomy in daily living activities
30 days
Secondary Comprehensive complication index (CCI) According to Slankamenac K, Graf R, Barkun J, Clavien P. The Comprehensive Complication Index. Ann Surg. 2013;258 The CCI ranges from 0 (no complications) to maximum 100 (death of the patient). 30 days
Secondary Adverse events Intraoperative adverse events (bleeding, conversion rate, injury to bowel structures)
Postoperative adverse events (all other than surgical site occurrences such as ileus, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, etc.) according to Clavien-Dindo Classification up to 30 days after surgery.
30 days
Secondary pain after surgery - Pain, measured using the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain Intensity Short Form 3a after 7days, 30 days, 6 months, 1, 3 and 5 years.
The range fro the PROMIS ranges from 3 (no pain) to maximum of 15 (very severe pain) points.
5 years
Secondary Functional recovery Functional recovery measured using the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) Questionnaire.
The questionnaire uses 5 questions describing the patients health and abilities on that particular day and a visual analogue scale question (0 = worst, 100 = best) on the patients health on that particular day.
5 years
Secondary Quality of life using SF-12 form The 12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) is a general health questionnaire that was first published in 1995 as part of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS). The SF-12 was constructed using questions drawn from each of the 8 dimensions of the MOS 36 item Short Form Survey (SF-36).
Two summary scores are reported from the SF-12 - a mental component score (MCS-12) and a physical component score (PCS-12).
The score ranges from 0 - 100, with a higher score indicating better physical and mental health functioning.
5 years
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