Conventional Versus Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAlgemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares

About this trial

Evaluate the early postoperative course of patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with either a conventional or a robot assisted approach and with or without the injection of the trocar wounds with a local anesthetic.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

adult patients presenting with a bilateral inguinal hernia planned for a minimal invasive laparoscopic repair

Disqualifiers

Age below 18 years

unilateral groin hernia repair

incarcerated hernias

open hernia repair

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • r-TAPP
  • l-TAPP
  • local anesthetics

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups