Does Tension-Free Herniorrhaphy or Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy Achieve Equal or Better Recurrence Rates and Lower Costs While Achieving Equivalent Outcomes for Hernia Patients?
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Official title
CSP #456 - Tension Free Inguinal Hernia Repair: Comparison of Open and Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques
Brief summary
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Inguinal hernia is one of the most common worldwide afflictions of men. The presence of an inguinal hernia is indication for its repair. Approximately 700,000 hernia repairs are performed in the U.S. each year, and this procedure accounts for 10% of all general surgery procedures in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) (10,000 inguinal herniorrhaphies performed per year). There are many different techniques currently in use for repairing inguinal hernias and with the advent of laparoscopy, yet another technique is being advocated. Laparoscopic repair has been reported in some studies to be superior to open repair because of less pain and earlier return to work. However, laparoscopic repair requires a general or regional anesthetic and expensive equipment and supplies to perform. There is also evidence that open tension-free mesh repair may have results similar to laparoscopic repair for these patient centered outcome measures. The general acceptance of this procedure, especially in the VHA, has not been uniform. Furthermore, no randomized trial of sufficient size and power to be conclusive has been done to set forth the operative "gold standard" for hernia repair.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00032448
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 2,200 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2003
- Completion
- May 31, 2004
- Last update posted
- Apr 13, 2011
1998 – 2004
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 14
- U.S. states
- 12
- U.S. cities
- 14
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA Medical Center, Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | 35233 | — |
| Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock | No. Little Rock | Arkansas | 72114-1706 | — |
| VA Medical Center, San Francisco | San Francisco | California | 94121 | — |
| VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West LA | West Los Angeles | California | 90073 | — |
| James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa | Tampa | Florida | 33612 | — |
| VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore | Baltimore | Maryland | 21201 | — |
| VA Medical Center, Jamaica Plain Campus | Boston | Massachusetts | 02130 | — |
| John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit | Detroit | Michigan | 48201 | — |
| VA Medical Center, Durham | Durham | North Carolina | 27705 | — |
| WJB Dorn Veterans Hospital, Columbia | Columbia | South Carolina | 29209 | — |
| VA Medical Center, Memphis | Memphis | Tennessee | 38104 | — |
| VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas | Dallas | Texas | 75216 | — |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (152) | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
| VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84148 | — |
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