Hernia Repair in Multiply Morbid Patients

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Ventral Hernia

In brief

Support of a ventral hernia repair with a prosthetic mesh has been demonstrated to result in a diminished rate of hernia recurrence. The patient with co-morbidities undergoing hernia repair is at increased risk of wound related complications, which may be exacerbated by the choice of prosthetic mesh, and which are known to influence the ultimate rate of hernia recurrence. It is hypothesized that patients receiving a mesh of biologic origin may experience fewer wound related complications and hence at least an equal rate of hernia recurrence, compared to those receiving a synthetic mesh.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00930787

Run by

LifeCell

People needed

23

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-11-20

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adults of either gender
• must have 2 or more co-morbidities

You may not qualify if…

• local or systemic infection
• expected survival of <24 months
• non-ambulatory

Where it is running

• Louisiana Status University Health Sciences Center — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Tulane University — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• University of Maryland Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• University of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Boston Veterans Administration Healthcare System — West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
• Hurley Medical Center — Flint, Michigan, United States
• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
• Truman Medical Center — Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• Long Island Jewish - North Shore — Lake Success, New York, United States
• University Hospital - Case Western — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Oregon Health Sciences University — Portland, Oregon, United States
• University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States
• Scott & White Medical Center — Temple, Texas, United States

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