ExtrAperitoneaL Plasty vs Intraperitoneal oNlay mEsh in Ventral Hernia Repair
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
About this trial
This study investigates on the effect of two different operative techniques to treat abdominal wall hernias.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the eTEP (Extended totally extraperitoneal repair) technique leads to a better outcome than the IPOM (Intraperitoneal onlay mesh) technique.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* pain after the operation * rate of complications * rate of recurrence and reoperations * quality of life.
Participants will:
Either be operated using the eTEP or the IPOM technique. Be followed up either in person or via email / phone call at day 1, day 7, day 14, 6 weeks, 6 months, 1, 3 and 5 years after the surgery to asses the above-stated main and some more outcomes.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patient age >18 years
Informed consent obtained
Primary or incisional ventral hernia
Epigastric, umbilical or infraumbilical ventral hernias with transversal diameter >1cm and </= 4cm, +/- rectus diastasis which doesn't demand specific treatment
Disqualifiers
Subxyphoidal or suprapubic hernias
precedent hernia treatment with mesh placement in the retromuscular space
liver disease defined by the presence of ascites
end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Extended totally extraperitoneal repair
- Intraperitoneal onlay mesh
Treatment groups
138 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Lead sponsor
St. Clara Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Collaborator
Innklinikum Altötting, Germany
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov