Pain after Kugel versus Lichtenstein repair: a randomized trial.
Completed
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22718
- Lead Sponsor
- /A
- Brief Summary
World J Surg. 2007 Sep;31(9):1751-7; discussion 1758-9. Epub 2007 May 18.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 172
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients who had been referred for elective primary, unilateral inguinal hernia repair and gave informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
An irreducible inguinoscrotal hernia or previous procedures using the preperitoneal approach.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS pain score at three months postoperatively.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS pain scores and consumed analgesics during the first two weeks postoperatively, Pain Disability Index scores, neuroligical disturbances.