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
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00032448
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Lead sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Federal
- Enrollment
- 2,200 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Standardized tension-free herniorrhaphy with prosthesis Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
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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- Last update posted Apr 13, 2011 · Synced May 14, 2026
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