Predisposing Factors for Chronic Postherniotomy Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT00649142
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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 pain affects pain in 5-8% of patients more than a year after groin hernia repair. However no prospective study has investigated potential predisposing factors for development of pain, including genetic, psychosocial and detailed neurophysiological assessment of surgical method. The current study will assess the above factors in a prospective study.
Study details
- Official title
- Prospective Study of Predisposing Factors for Chronic Postherniotomy Pain
- Conditions
- Chronic Postherniotomy Pain
- Interventions
- Procedure: Open sutured mesh repair
- Procedure: Laparoscopic mesh glue fixation
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
- Collaborators
- Aesculap AG; Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Start date
- 2007-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-09
- Sex
- Male
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Denmark, Germany
- Total sites listed
- 2
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (\>18 years) * Male * Primary unilateral groin hernia * Ability to use pain scales Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological disease * Diabetes with late stage complications
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00649142