Study Evaluating the Impact of Mesh Pore Size on Chronic Pain After Lichtenstein Hernioplasty
CompletedNot applicableNCT02500056
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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)
The aim of the present study is to determine whether usage of mesh with larger pores, compared with mesh with smaller pores, would result in decreased rate of chronic pain after open inguinal hernia repair.
Study details
- Official title
- Single-centre Single-blinded Randomised Study Evaluating the Impact of Mesh Pore Size on Chronic Pain After Lichtenstein Hernioplasty
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Optilene LP mesh
- Device: Ultrapro mesh
- Sponsor
- Tartu University Hospital
- Start date
- 2011-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-04
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * age ≥18 years * unilateral primary reducible inguinal hernia * elective operation * consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * age \<18 years * irreducible * strangulated * recurrent hernia * inability to understand the questionnaire * unwillingness to participate in the study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02500056