THE EFFECT OF MESH TYPE (ULTRAPRO VERSUS PROLENE) ON POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AND WELL-BEING FOLLOWING TOTALLY EXTRAPERITONEAL (TEP) LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
- Conditions
- (Endoscopic) hernia repair surgery/ (endoscopische) liesbreukchirurgieChronic pain/ Chronische pijnklachten
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON19969
- Lead Sponsor
- Diakonessenhuis Utrecht/ZeistThe Netherlands
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 950
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male patients;
2. ≥ 18 year old;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Bilateral hernia;
2. Scrotal hernia;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of chronic pain after Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) endoscopic hernia repair.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Recurrene Rate;<br /><br>2. Mesh ‘feeling’;<br /><br>3. Sensitivity disorders (such as hypo- or hyperaesthesia);<br /><br>4. Sexual functioning related to pain;<br /><br>5. Postoperative complications (such as wound infection/hematoma/urinary tract infection/hydrocele etc.);<br /> <br>6. Time to postoperative recovery (return to work and daily activities);<br /><br>7. Occurrence of long-term complications (e.g. testicular atrofia).