Closing of the hernia defect during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ventral hernia; Digestive System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN51495042
• Lead Sponsor: Västerbotten County Council

Brief Summary

2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38159027/ (added 03/01/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-04-22
• Study Completion: 2021-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 15 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 192

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age >18 years
2. Understand written information in Swedish
3. Primary or incisional hernia of the midline between 2 and 8 cm

Exclusion Criteria

1. Recurrence after previous hernia surgery
2. Laparoscopy not feasible

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hernia site complications within twelve months. This includes recurrence of the hernia, sustained clinically significant seroma, and clinically significant and symptomatic pseudo hernia with sliding of the reinforcing material into the aneurysm sac after twelve months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Abdominal wall pain, assessed using the Ventral Hernia Pain Questionnaire, before surgery, 3 months after surgery and after 12 months<br> 2. Surgical complications within three months of such as infection, and fistula<br> 3. Operating time<br> 4. Abdominal function measured by Biodex after 12 months<br>