NCT05472987 (ROVHR) is a NA clinical trial of Ventral Hernia Repair in Ventral Hernia, sponsored by Lucas Beffa.

Who is sponsoring NCT05472987?

NCT05472987 is sponsored by Lucas Beffa.

What drugs are being tested in NCT05472987?

Interventions in NCT05472987: Ventral Hernia Repair.

What condition does NCT05472987 study?

NCT05472987 studies Ventral Hernia.

Is NCT05472987 still recruiting?

NCT05472987 is currently recruiting now. Last updated 7 October 2025.

Last reviewed 2025-10-07 · How we verify

NCT05472987: ROVHR

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Robotic Versus Open Ventral Hernia Repair

Recruiting now NA Last updated 7 October 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Ventral Hernia Repair in Ventral Hernia in 200 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline

25 July 2022

Primary endpoint
1 August 2027

1 August 2027

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Lucas Beffa
Phase	NA
Status	Recruiting now
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	200
Start date	25 July 2022
Primary completion	1 August 2027
Estimated completion	1 August 2027
Sites	4 locations across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Ventral Hernia Repair

Conditions studied

Ventral Hernia — all drugs for Ventral Hernia →

Sponsor

Lucas Beffa

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Ventral Hernia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This is a randomized trial comparing open retromuscular ventral hernia repair to robotic retromuscular ventral hernia repair.

Publications & conference data

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

Robotic versus open ventral hernia repair (ROVHR): a randomized controlled trial protocol.
Carvalho AC, Woo KP, Ellis RC, Tu C, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 40035894 · DOI 10.1007/s10029-025-03299-7

Verify or expand the search:

Other trials of Ventral Hernia Repair

Trials testing the same drug.

NCT04150796 — Comparing eTEP and Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh (IPOM) for Ventral Hernias · NA · completed

Other recruiting trials for Ventral Hernia

Currently open trials in the same condition.

NCT06710795 — AFFIX: Post-market Study of MaxTack™ Motorized Fixation Device in Subjects Undergoing Ventral Hernia Repair · NA · active not recruiting
NCT06367309 — ExtrAperitoneaL Plasty vs Intraperitoneal oNlay mEsh in Ventral Hernia Repair · NA · recruiting
NCT06445504 — Medtronic Hugo™ Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) System in Hernia Surgery (Enable Hernia Repair) · NA · active not recruiting
NCT06611462 — STRONG for Surgery & Strong for Life - Intensive Prehabilitation for Risk Reduction in Ventral Hernia Repair · NA · recruiting
NCT05682742 — Clinical Investigation of the da Vinci Surgical System · NA · active not recruiting

Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05472987 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Lucas Beffa
Last refreshed: 7 October 2025

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