INguinal hernia: operative or Conservative Approach (INCA TRIAL)?
Recruiting
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 800
Inclusion Criteria
1. Unilateral inguinal hernia;
2. Males;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Gender: female;
2. Bilateral inguinal hernia;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The mean of 4 pain/discomfort scores during a follow-up period of 3 years.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) with quality weights measured with the EuroQol and in a sensitivity analysis with a transformed SF-36 utility weight, medical and non-medical costs and the event-free survival at 3 years.