Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair in Liver Transplant Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Hernia Recurrence Post Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair in Liver Transplant Versus Non-transplant Patients.

• Registration Number: NCT02123719
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University Innsbruck

Brief Summary

Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing laparoscopic incisional hernia repair.

Study group: Patients with incisional hernia post liver transplantation Control group: Patients with incisional hernia post any other laparotomy in the upper quadrant.

Primary study outcome parameter: Risk of hernia recurrence. Secondary study outcome parameters: - Hernia repair-related infection rate

- Postoperative morbidity Statistical analysis: Comparison of study versus control group, univariate and multivariate analysis, Chi² and Mann-Whitney-U tests. P-values \<0.05 were considered significant.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 2014-04-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 112

Inclusion Criteria

• Incisional hernia
• Laparoscopic repair possible

Exclusion Criteria

• Other types of ventral hernias
• Laparoscopy not possible

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hernia recurrence post laparoscopic incisional hernia repair	1 - 74 months post surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University Innsbruck; 🇦🇹 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria