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COMPLETED
PHASE4
172 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-04-30
2012-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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1
lightweight polypropylene mesh
Inguinal hernia repair with Ultrapro
surgical mesh (15x15cm) to support Lichtenstein repair
2
Strattice
Inguinal hernia repair with Strattice
Surgical mesh (10x16) used to support Lichtenstein repair
Interventions
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Inguinal hernia repair with Ultrapro
surgical mesh (15x15cm) to support Lichtenstein repair
Inguinal hernia repair with Strattice
Surgical mesh (10x16) used to support Lichtenstein repair
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* symptomatic and palpable inguinal hernia
* open, elective, primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair
Exclusion Criteria
* BMI \>35
* chronic immunosuppression, active chemo/radiation therapy, uncontrolled diabetes, severe liver disease or COPD
* chronic prostatitis, orchitis, testicular pain
* local or systemic infection at time of repair
* known collagen disorder
* chronic pain syndrome or under active pain management
18 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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LifeCell
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Charles Bellows, MD, FACS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Tulane University
Samir Awad, MD, FACS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Baylor College of Medicine
Robert Fitzgibbons, MD, FACS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Creighton University
Locations
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Hospital of St Raphael
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Regional Surgical Associates
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Countries
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References
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Bellows CF, Shadduck PP, Helton WS, Fitzgibbons RJ. The design of an industry-sponsored randomized controlled trial to compare synthetic mesh versus biologic mesh for inguinal hernia repair. Hernia. 2011 Jun;15(3):325-32. doi: 10.1007/s10029-010-0773-x. Epub 2011 Jan 8.
Other Identifiers
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LFC2007.04.01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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