Chronic Pain After Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, September 2005

Sponsored by:	University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Information provided by:	University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00226161

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair leads to a lower incidence of chronic pain compared to open herniorrhaphy.

Condition	Intervention
Inguinal Hernia	Procedure: Inguinal herniorrhaphy

MedlinePlus related topics: Hernia

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Chronic pain

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Recurrence of the hernia

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Primary inguinal hernia

Exclusion Criteria:

History of severe mental illness or chronic pain elsewhere

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00226161

Contacts

Contact: Emilie Øberg, Medical student	+45 39 77 33 68	emilieberthelsen@hotmail.com
Contact: Jacob Rosenberg, professor,chief consultant	+45 39 77 33 65	jaro@gentoftehosp.kbhamt.dk

Locations

Denmark
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Gentofte University Hospital,	Recruiting
Hellerup, Denmark, 2900
Contact: Emilie Øberg, Medical student +45 39 77 33 68 emilieberthelsen@hotmail.com
Contact: Jacob Rosenberg, professor +45 39 77 33 65 jaro@gentoftehosp.kbhamt.dk

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

Investigators

Study Director:

Jacob Rosenberg, professor,dr.med,chief consul

Gentofte University hospital

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	171178
Study First Received:	September 22, 2005
Last Updated:	September 22, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00226161
Health Authority:	Denmark: The Danish National Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Hernia
Hernia, Abdominal
Pain
Hernia, Inguinal

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009