Minimal Access Repair of Contralateral Hernias (MARCH Trial)

Unilateral Inguinal Hernia Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00293995
• Other study ID #: 04SG07
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2006
• Est. completion date: November 2013

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Institute of Child Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Repair of unilateral inguinal hernia in infants. Laparoscopic repair, with closure of contralateral patent processus vaginalis if present, versus open repair

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 360
• Est. completion date: November 2013
• Est. primary completion date: November 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 1 Year

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• unilateral inguinal hernia Exclusion Criteria: -

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hernia
• Hernia, Inguinal
• Unilateral Inguinal Hernia

Intervention

Procedure:
• Repair of unilateral inguinal hernia

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Addenbrookes Hospital	Cambridge
United Kingdom	Royal Hospital for Sick Children	Edinburgh
United Kingdom	Chelsea and Westminster Hospital	London
United Kingdom	Great Ormond Street Hospital	London
United Kingdom	King's College Hospital	London

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Institute of Child Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	development of metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia		Until end of follow-up
Secondary	development of recurrent hernia		Until end of follow-up