Watchful Waiting Versus Open Tension-free Repair of Inguinal Hernia in Asymptomatic or Minimally Symptomatic Men

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Inguinal Hernia

In brief

This is a multicenter clinical trial to compare pain, physical function, and other outcomes in men with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias randomly assigned to watchful waiting without an operation, or a standard hernia repair with mesh. We studied the safety of delaying operation.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00263250
Run by
Creighton University
People needed
724
Starts
1999-02-01
Expected to finish
2005-02-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-07-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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