NCT03566433

Postoperative Pain After Endoscopic TEP vs. Lichtenstein Hernioplasty in Inguinal Hernia Repair

Completed NA Last updated 1 November 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Tep surgery for inguinal hernia in Inguinal Hernia in 200 participants. Completed in 31 May 2020.

Timeline

1 November 2017

Primary endpoint
31 December 2019

31 May 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Kuopio University Hospital
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	200
Start date	1 November 2017
Primary completion	31 December 2019
Estimated completion	31 May 2020
Sites	1 location across Finland

Drugs / interventions tested

• Tep surgery for inguinal hernia
• Lichtenstein

Conditions studied

• Inguinal Hernia — all drugs for Inguinal Hernia →
• Hernia — all drugs for Hernia →

Sponsor

Kuopio University Hospital

Who can join

Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Inguinal Hernia or Hernia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Immediate pain reaction and return to work after TEP or Lichtenstein hernia repair have not been studied. In this multicenter trial the patients are allocated to surgery using TEP (n=50) or Lichtenstein (n=50) technique. Pain and return to work are recorded postoperatively up to one month. Immediate and late complications are also analyzed.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. A randomized clinical trial comparing early patient-reported pain after open anterior mesh repair versus totally extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia.
   Matikainen M, Vironen JH, Silvasti S, Ilves I, et al · · 2021 · cited 6× · PMID 34791044 · DOI 10.1093/bjs/znab354