Status:

COMPLETED

Selective Neurectomy and Mesh Removal for Chronic Postherniotomy Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Conditions:

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Chronic postherniotomy pain affects every day activities in 5-8% of patients. However, no established treatment for this pain syndrome exists and previous reports on the effect of surgical interventio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult ( more than 18 years old) patients with chronic pain after groin hernia surgery, and pain related impairment of everyday function. The pain should have occurred after previous open surgery.
  • The patient should be able to locate to a specific area with maximum pain. Patients should be able to understand and use pain scales, and the AAS-scale.

Exclusion

  • All that contradicts the above

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00627289

Start Date

February 1 2008

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

April 7 2014

Active Locations (2)

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Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100

2

Ambulatory Surgical Clinic, Hørsholm Hospital

Hørsholm, Denmark, 2980