Watchful Waiting Versus Immediate Repair for Occult Contralateral Inguinal Hernias.
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Official title
WATCH IT TRIAL WAtchful Waiting Versus immediaTe Repair for Occult Contralateral Hernias Found During MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair Trial.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07461558
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Lead sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Other
- Enrollment
- 380 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- Watchful waiting with supportive care Procedure
- surgery (any volume) and / or pharmaceuticals treatment initiated or planned or only dynamic observation, in accordance with current clinical guidelines Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2026
- Primary completion
- Mar 31, 2028
- Completion
- Mar 31, 2029
- Last update posted
- Mar 9, 2026
2026 – 2029
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | Recruiting |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Mar 9, 2026 · Synced May 20, 2026
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