A Pilot Study of Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Older Adults
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Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to collect data about local versus general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in Veterans aged 60 years for planning a larger, multisite randomized clinical trial. Approximately 80 participants will be enrolled and can expect to be on study for 6 months.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04706026
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 18 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Open Inguinal Hernia Repair - Local Anesthesia Other
- Inguinal Hernia Repair - General Anesthesia Other
Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 60 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 22, 2024
- Primary completion
- Aug 30, 2026
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2027
- Last update posted
- Aug 13, 2026
2024 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | Texas | 75390 | — |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison | Wisconsin | 53705 | — |
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- Last update posted Aug 13, 2026 · Synced Sep 11, 2026
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