Prospective Study Investigating Aspirin and Intraoperative Blood Loss and Complications Following Inguinal Hernia Repair
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Hernia, Inguinal, Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Hemorrhage
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether aspirin taken in the perioperative period will increase the blood loss associated with open inguinal hernia repairs. A secondary purpose of this study is to determine if the aspirin administered in the perioperative period increases the risk of complications associated with open inguinal hernia repairs.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02084615
- Run by
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
- People needed
- 300
- Starts
- 2014-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-06-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- adult male veterans ages 18-99
- inguinal hernia
- subjects currently taking 81mg, 325mg or no aspirin
You may not qualify if…
- recurrent hernia
- "giant" hernia
- women
- International Normalized Ratio > 1.7
- Hemophilia or other know congenital bleeding disorder
- Cirrhosis of hepatitis with coagulopathy
- Thrombocytopenia with platelet counts < 100,000
- Subjects currently on Coumadin or other platelet inhibitors
Where it is running
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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