CompletedNot Applicable

Comparison of Postoperative Pain After Hernial Sac Ligation Versus Non-ligation in Inguinal Hernioplasty

Pakistan70 participantsStarted 2019-10-01

Plain-language summary

This study is intends to compare mean postoperative pain scores for 48-hours in patients undergoing Inguinal hernioplasty with and without hernia sac ligation in Department of Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences \& Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi.Half of the patients undergoing inguinal hernioplasty will have their indirect inguinal sacs ligated whereas other half will have non-ligation and inversion of sac.

Who can participate

Age range15 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥15 years of age, of either gender having Incomplete indirect inguinal hernia with or without direct concurrent hernia as mentioned in operational definition. Exclusion Criteria: * Complete inguinal hernias. * Patients having obstructed and/or strangulated inguinal hernia. * Recurrent inguinal hernias. * patients with ipsilateral synchronous inguinoscrotal pathologies e.g. hydrocele, testicular malignancy

What they're measuring

Mean Postoperative pain

Timeframe: up to 48 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04079504

SponsorDow University of Health Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-07-31

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