Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair

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Conditions studied: Hernia, Ventral

In brief

Ventral hernias are a common disease and one half of all individuals are born with or will acquire a ventral hernia in their lifetime. Repair of ventral hernias may be associated with significant morbidity, including surgical site infection, hernia recurrence and reoperation. Minimally invasive ventral hernia repair decreases rates of surgical site infection and hospital length of stay, without affecting recurrence, however the laparoscopic approach to ventral hernia repair accounts for only about 1/3 of all total hernia repairs performed in the US. Recent large database studies have suggested that robotic ventral hernia repair may be associated with decreased hospital length of stay. However, this study is affected by common biases of database studies and randomized controlled trials are needed to assess the true impact of robotics for ventral hernia repair.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03490266

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

150

Starts

2018-04-03

Expected to finish

2022-05-12

Last updated by the study team

2022-05-25

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• All patients undergoing elective ventral hernia repair deemed appropriate for minimally invasive repair.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients unlikely to survive beyond 2 years based upon surgeon judgment (e.g. advanced cirrhosis or metastatic cancer)
• Patients unlikely to follow-up (e.g. lives out of state or no phone)
• Advanced COPD or CHF
• History of open abdomen or extensive lysis of adhesions for bowel obstruction
• Ascites due to cirrhosis or malignancy
• Active infection such as infected mesh
• Ventral hernia size greater than 12 cm

Where it is running

• UT Health-Memorial Hermann — Houston, Texas, United States
• UTHealth-Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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