Status:
UNKNOWN
Quality of Life After Shouldice Repair
Lead Sponsor:
Shouldice Hospital
Conditions:
Hernia, Inguinal
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-90 years
Brief Summary
This research project aims to assess the quality of life (QOL) and pain/discomfort experienced by patients who have undergone primary inguinal hernia repair at Shouldice Hospital. Historically, postop...
Detailed Description
The proposed project is a pilot study designed in a prospective cohort manner, on primary unilateral inguinal hernia patients who had a Shouldice repair at the Shouldice Hospital. It includes prospect...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The study population will focus on male and female patients aged 16-90 years of age, standard age of patients accepted for surgery at Shouldice Hospital, who had a Shouldice repair of a primary unilateral inguinal hernia at Shouldice Hospital, all nationalities and races, capable of speaking and reading English, in good general health, and there is no geographic location constraint. As there are no translators nor non-English survey options provided, participants who cannot complete the survey in English are excluded.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they underwent a mesh repair, a hernia that was not an inguinal type, a concurrent hernia, bilateral hernia repair, and surgery was deemed an emergency.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 10 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06037304
Start Date
August 1 2023
End Date
August 10 2024
Last Update
September 14 2023
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Christoph Paasch
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, L3T 4A3