Lichtenstein Patch or Prolene Hernia System (PHS) for Inguinal Hernia Repair
CompletedNot applicableNCT01070693
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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)
This randomised prospective study was designed to compare the convalescence and the long-term sequelae in inguinal hernia repair with either a bilayer mesh as devised by Gilbert (Prolene Hernia System®) or an onlay mesh applied according to Lichtenstein.
Study details
- Official title
- Randomized Clinical Trial of Lichtenstein Patch or Prolene Hernia System for Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Open mesh inguinal hernia repair
- Device: Prolene Hernia System
- Procedure: Lichtenstein technique
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
- Start date
- 2001-09
- Primary completion
- 2005-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- Finland
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Uni- or bilateral * Primary or recurrent Exclusion Criteria: * body-mass index over 40kg/m2, severe co-morbidities
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01070693