Clinical trials: Hernia
Ventral Incisional Hernia
Open Complex Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair Using Biosynthetic Material for Midline Fascial Closure Reinforcement
Prospective, multicenter, observational study to evaluate performance of GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement when used to reinforce midline fascial closure in single-staged open complex ventral incisional hernia repair.
- Trial name
- COBRA (NCT01325792)
- Testing
- GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- W.L.Gore & Associates
Inguinal Hernia
Effect of Suture for Mesh Fixation in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair
The investigators want to evaluate the effect of suturing the mesh versus using a self-adhesive mesh for Lichtenstein hernia repair. Effect parameters include chronic pain.
- Trial name
- Dangrip (NCT00815698)
- Testing
- suture, no suture
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 334 people
- Sponsor
- Jacob Rosenberg
Radiculopathy, Herniated Disk
Percutaneous Diskectomy SpineJet x Open Microdiskectomy in Treatment of Lumbar Radiculopathy
Approximately 300,000 patients undergo open surgical procedures to treat symptoms caused by disc herniation. Among the various surgical techniques practiced the percutaneous discectomy occupies its space since the first…
- Trial name
- PDOP_TLR (NCT01367860)
- Testing
- Open microdiscectomy, Percutaneous Diskectomy SpineJet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Hernia, Inguinal
Tacking Mesh Versus Self-fixating Mesh for Inguinal Hernia Repair
Investigators are testing whether tacking mesh or self-fixating mesh used for inguinal hernia repair makes any difference in short-term pain or return to normal activities following the operation.
- Trial name
- NCT03247985
- Testing
- PROLENE Polypropylene Tacking Mesh, ProGrip Self-fixating Mesh
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Ventral Hernia
Gastrointestinal Tract Recovery in Patients Undergoing Open Ventral Hernia Repair
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Alvimopan (Entereg) in ventral hernia surgery patients is associated with accelerated gastrointestinal recovery and reduced length of hospital stay compared to placebo controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02379858
- Testing
- Alvimopan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar, Disc Herniation, Lumbar
Satellite™ PEEK Nucleus Replacement Retrospective Analysis
The Satellite™ Retrospective Analysis is an international, retrospective, multi-center, non-interventional post-marketing study designed to document and analyze existing data with the device in a "real-world" setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01110967
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia, Slovakia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spinal and Biologics
Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spondylosis
Effectiveness of Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Study Purpose: This study is intended to monitor outcomes for 1 year following cervical TFESI. Based on current clinic volume and enrollment rates into a current study of cervical epidural injections that is nearing completion…
- Conditions
- Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Disk, Herniated
- Trial name
- NCT04544683
- Testing
- Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Injection with dexamethasone sodium phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Uterine Prolapse
Efficacy Study of Vaginal Mesh for Prolapse
The primary aim of this double-blind, randomized clinical trial (RCT) is to test the hypothesis that the addition of a standardized technique of interpositional synthetic polypropylene mesh placement improves the one-year outcome…
- Conditions
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Uterine Prolapse, Vaginal Prolapse, Cystocele
- Trial name
- VAMP (NCT00475540)
- Testing
- synthetic monofilament polypropylene mesh
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Pediatric Post-operative Time to Return to Full Activity
Postoperative Activity Restrictions in Children
This study will investigate the need for and length of postoperative activity restrictions in children following a laparoscopic appendectomy or inguinal hernia repair.
- Trial name
- PARC (NCT04145895)
- Testing
- Postoperative activity restrictions
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Recurrent Hernia
Review of Complex Recurrent Hernia Repair
Abdominal wall incisional hernia is a common finding in patients who have undergone previous intra-abdominal surgeries. Common methods of abdominal fascial closure include primary closure, mesh inlay versus onlay, with or without…
- Trial name
- BARS (NCT01644695)
- Testing
- Bony Anchoring Reinforcement System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Institute For Advanced Reconstruction
Inguinal Hernia
Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Comparing the Use of the Intraoperative Urinary Catheter
This will be a randomized controlled study which will compare the rate of post-operative urinary retention after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair between patients who receive an intra-operative urinary catheter and those who…
- Trial name
- NCT03835351
- Testing
- Urinary Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 491 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Ventral Incisional Hernia
Ultrasound Assessment of Ventral Hernia Defects
Quantitative radiographic imaging holds promise as a novel and innovative strategy to assess ventral hernia patients. Assessing abdominal wall changes surrounding ventral hernia using shear wave velocity values measured with…
- Trial name
- NCT03043079
- Testing
- Ultrasound Acoustic Radiation Forced Impulse Shear Wave Velocity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Hernia, Inguinal
Validation of a Subjective Rating Scale for Assessment of the Surgical Workspace in Laparoscopy
It is of great importance to obtain optimal surgical conditions for the surgeon in order to increase patient safety. The effect of different interventions on surgical conditions has been assessed by various surgeon-assessed…
- Trial name
- NCT02545270
- Testing
- Level of pneumoperitoneum 12-9-6 mmHg, Level of pneumoperitoneum 11-8-5 mmHg, Level of pneumoperitoneum 10-7-4 mmHg
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Inguinal Hernia
Neo-nervegenesis in Inguinal Hernia Implant ProFlor
The investigation is aimed at specifically demonstrating the ingrowth of newly formed nervous elements within a 3D dynamic responsive implant for inguinal hernia repair.
- Trial name
- NCT04171102
- Testing
- ProFlor Hernia implant
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
Ventral Hernia, Incisional Hernia
A Prospective, Multi-Center Study of Phasix™ Mesh for Ventral or Incisional Hernia Repair.
Single-arm study of Phasix Mesh in High Risk patients looking at SSI and recurrence rates.
- Trial name
- NCT01961687
- Testing
- Resorbable Mesh
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- C. R. Bard
Hernia Repair With Compartment Syndrome
Feasibility Study of The Use of FLEX HD® Surgical Implant or STRATTICE® Reconstructive Tissue Matrix in The Closure of Abdominal Wall Defects With Component Separation in Clean or Contaminated Cases
This study examines the feasibility of using Flex HD® Surgical Implant or STRATTICE® Reconstructive Tissue Matrixin the repair of hernias.
- Trial name
- Flex HD (NCT01597128)
- Testing
- Flex HD, Strattice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- John Roth
Inguinal Hernia
Study Evaluating the Impact of Mesh Pore Size on Chronic Pain After Lichtenstein Hernioplasty
The aim of the present study is to determine whether usage of mesh with larger pores, compared with mesh with smaller pores, would result in decreased rate of chronic pain after open inguinal hernia repair.
- Trial name
- NCT02500056
- Testing
- Optilene LP mesh, Ultrapro mesh
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tartu University Hospital
Inguinal Hernia
Awake Caudal Catheter vs General Anesthesia
It is well established that preterm inguinal hernias discovered in the NICU pose a significant surgical risk due to the associated co-morbid conditions that accompany these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05919732
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Dexmedetomidine, Caffeine, Tylenol, Propofol, rocuronium, caffeine, Tylenol, bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Analgesia
Study of Post-Herniorrhaphy Non-opioid MMA Regimens
This is a Phase 3b, open-label study to assess postoperative opioid use in subjects undergoing unilateral open inguinal herniorrhaphy with intraoperative administration of HTX-011 and a postoperative non-opioid multimodal…
- Trial name
- NCT03907176
- Testing
- HTX-011, Luer lock applicator, Ibuprofen
- Where
- 30 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Heron Therapeutics
Inguinal Hernia
LESS TEP vs. Three Port TEP for Inguinal Hernia Repair
This study aim to compare efficacy and safety of Laparoendoscopic single site total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair /LESS TEP/ and traditional total extraperitoneal hernia repair with 3 ports /TEP/.
- Trial name
- NCT04303182
- Testing
- Standard 3 port TEP, LESS TEP
- Where
- Bulgaria
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sofia Med Hospital