NCT00925067View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Effects of Lightweight Meshes in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair on Quality of Life and Male Fertility Aspects

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

59

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2003

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2007

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2009

Conditions
Inguinal Hernia
Interventions
PROCEDURE

laparoscopic (TEP) inguinal hernia repair

laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with a standard heavyweight Marlex (control group) prosthesis or new generation lightweight VyproII and TiMesh prostheses (study group)

DEVICE

lightweight TiMesh

DEVICE

lightweight VyproII

DEVICE

Heavyweight Marlex

Trial Locations (1)

3000

University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium

OTHER

collaborator

Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie

OTHER

lead

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

OTHER

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