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Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen |
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Information provided by: | Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00492804 |
Chronic inguinal neuralgia is one of the most important complications following inguinal hernia repair.
It may even outweigh the benefit of the operation. Intraoperative neurectomy has been investigated to reduce the incidence of chronic pain.
This study evaluates the effects of elective division of the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric and genital branch of the genitofemoral nerves on pain and postoperative sensory symptoms after Lichtenstein hernia repair.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Inguinal Hernia |
Procedure: Lichtenstein hernia repair Procedure: Neurectomy |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Effect of Elective Intraoperative Neurectomy on Chronic Pain After Lichtenstein Hernia Repair. A Prospective, Single-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial |
Estimated Enrollment: | 200 |
Study Start Date: | July 2005 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2009 |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Neurectomy |
Procedure: Lichtenstein hernia repair
Lichtenstein hernia repair with tension free mesh
Procedure: Neurectomy
Neurectomy
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Nerve preservation |
Procedure: Lichtenstein hernia repair
Lichtenstein hernia repair with tension free mesh
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Martin Thurnheer, MD | 041 71 494 13 38 | martin.thurnheer@kssg.ch |
Switzerland, SG | |
Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen | Recruiting |
St. Gallen, SG, Switzerland, 9007 | |
Contact: Martin Thurnheer, MD +41 71 494 1338 martin.thurnheer@kssg.ch | |
Contact: Christoph Zeisel, MD +41 71 494 1111 christoph.zeisel@kssg.ch | |
Principal Investigator: Martin Thurnheer, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Martin Thurnheer, MD | Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen |
Study ID Numbers: | 05/015/2B |
Study First Received: | June 26, 2007 |
Last Updated: | October 2, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00492804 |
Health Authority: | Switzerland: Ethikkommission |
inguinal hernia chronic pain neurectomy hypesthesia |
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Hernia Hypesthesia |
Hernia, Abdominal Pain Hernia, Inguinal |