Recurrence and Patient Satisfaction After Laparoscopic Hernia Repair With Intraperitoneal Onlay-mesh (IPOM)
Completed
- Conditions
- Recurrent Ventral HerniaVentral Hernia
- Registration Number
- NCT01839942
- Lead Sponsor
- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
- Brief Summary
For laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, the technique to close the hernia gap is not well established. Mainly three techniques are currently applied:
* no closure at all
* extracorporal suturing of the gap
* intracorporal suturing of the gap
All three techniques have been applied at our hospital. Patients who received laparoscopic hernia repair between 2006 and 2011 will be identified from the patient database and will be contacted by phone to inquire about the outcome and the satisfaction of the surgery.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 348
Inclusion Criteria
- hernia repair between 2006 and 2011
- laparoscopic hernia repair using intraperitoneal onlay-mesh (IPOM)
- patient agrees to be surveyed by phone
Exclusion Criteria
- Patient rejects participation in survey
- patient already rejected use of his/her data for research purposes at admittance to surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recurrence rate 7 years Hernia recurrence at the time of phone survey (2 - 7 years after surgery)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to recurrence 7 years time from surgery to hernia recurrence
Patient satisfaction 2 - 7 years after surgery questionnaire with 4 items and 5 step Likert scales
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen
🇨🇭St. Gallen, Switzerland
Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen🇨🇭St. Gallen, Switzerland