Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Lightweight Meshes in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair on Quality of Life and Male Fertility Aspects
Lead Sponsor:
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium
Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie
Conditions:
Inguinal Hernia
Eligibility:
MALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A randomized, prospective clinical trial analyzing whether the use of lightweight prostheses during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair of male patients could have a beneficial effect on postoperative...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primary, unilateral or bilateral, inguinal hernia patients
- Informed consent
Exclusion
- Sterilized patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
59 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00925067
Start Date
April 1 2003
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
June 19 2009
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospitals Leuven
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000