CompletedNot Applicable

The Significance of the Mesh Thickness in the Operation of Inguinal Hernia

Sweden412 participantsStarted 2006-09

Plain-language summary

The trial compares the postoperative complain, pain, quality of life after the implantation of a heavy-weight alternative light-weight mesh, by randomly allocating patients with inguinal hernia disease to two groups of surgeons, each group being trained to operate with one of the above mentioned meshes. Hypothesis: There is less postoperative pain after the implantation of a light-weight mesh.

Who can participate

Age range25 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male, age 25 years or older * Reducible, unilateral, inguinal hernia (not femoral hernia) that has not been operated on before Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is not able or do not want to give written informed consent * The patient is not suitable for an operation in local anesthesia * Anticoagulant medication or a known coagulation disorder

What they're measuring

Postoperative pain measured with pain assessment scale

Timeframe: Four months after the operation.

Postoperative pain measured with pain assessment scale

Timeframe: One year after the operation.

Health-related Quality of Life measured with EQ-5D index

Timeframe: One year after the operation.

Postoperative pain measured with pain assessment scale for inguinal pain

Timeframe: 10 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00451893

SponsorUmeå University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-04

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