Laparoscopic Versus Robot-assisted Inguinal Hernia Repair: The Immediate, Intermediate, and Long Term Outcome Differences. A Single Institution Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hernia, Inguinal
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Operative time
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Randomized trial to compare outcomes of laparoscopic and robot assisted inguinal hernia repair.
Detailed Description
Inguinal hernia repair is a very common surgical operation. Both laparoscopic and robot-assisted operations are considered acceptable. However, there is no clear indication for a particular approach. No prospective trial has been conducted so far to establish superiority of one approach over the other. The Investigator believes each approach has unique characteristics and may offer advantages over the other in the right population group. The Investigator will randomly assign patients in two arms according to the surgical approach, whether laparoscopic or robot-assisted. The Investigator will collect preoperative characteristics, intraoperative variables, and postoperative outcomes. The Investigator will compare all variables to establish differences between the two groups.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •surgeon determined need for inguinal hernia repair
Exclusion Criteria
- •\< 18 years of age
- •\> 99 years of age
- •medical indication for open repair
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Operative time
Time Frame: Immediate perioperative time
Time from start to finish of procedure, procedure start and stop times as recorded by anesthesia.
Secondary Outcomes
- Postoperative pain score(Until 5 year postoperative)