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

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University Hospitals Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000