Elective Neurectomy During Inguinal Hernia Repair
CompletedPhase 2NCT00492804
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Chronic inguinal neuralgia is one of the most important complications following inguinal hernia repair. It may even outweigh the benefit of the operation. Intraoperative neurectomy has been investigated to reduce the incidence of chronic pain. This study evaluates the effects of elective division of the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric and genital branch of the genitofemoral nerves on pain and postoperative sensory symptoms after Lichtenstein hernia repair.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Elective Intraoperative Neurectomy on Chronic Pain After Lichtenstein Hernia Repair. A Prospective, Single-blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Lichtenstein hernia repair
- Procedure: Neurectomy
- Sponsor
- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
- Start date
- 2005-07
- Primary completion
- 2011-03
- Sex
- Male
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Uni- or bilateral inguinal hernia * Karnofsky-index ≥70 * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent inguinal hernia * Previous inguinal operation * Emergent operation * Severe comorbidities
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00492804