CompletedNot Applicable

Nationwide Results on Chronic Pain After Bilateral Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP)

Denmark209 participantsStarted 2015-01-01

Plain-language summary

Danish male patients who had undergone bilateral TAPP (July 2012 to June 2013) were recruited from the Danish Hernia Database and cross-checked with hospital files and the National Patient Registry. A standardized postal questionnaire was sent out two years after the index surgery to investigate Patients Related Outcome Measures (PROMs) such as chronic post-operative pain.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Danish males, * Age\>18 years * Elective, bilateral TAPP due to inguinal hernia within the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30 2013 Exclusion Criteria: * age \<18 years * miss-classified surgical code * non-Danish speaking * psychiatric anamneses * regarded and non-compliant patients who had either died, emigrated or were lost to follow-up emergency repair * femoral hernia repair

What they're measuring

Activities Assessment Scale Questionnaire

Timeframe: Within one week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03155230

SponsorHvidovre University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-07-01

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