The (Cost-) Effectiveness of Paediatric Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Compared to Open Hernia Repair

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Conditions studied: Inguinal Hernia

In brief

This study assess the (cost-)effectiveness of open versus laparoscopic Percutaneous Inguinal Ring Suturing (PIRS) technique for unilateral inguinal hernia repair in children aged 0-16 years.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06451432

Run by

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

People needed

464

Starts

2024-02-01

Expected to finish

2028-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-06-11

Who can join

Age: any, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Infants aged 0 months to 16 years of age with a primary unilateral inguinal hernia undergoing hernia repair

You may not qualify if…

• incarcerated inguinal hernia, which have to be operated immediately,
• recurrent hernia
• ventricular-peritoneal drain
• non-descended testis
• parents who are not able to understand the nature or consequences of the study.

Where it is running

• Maxima Medisch Centrum — Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands (enrolling)
• FlevoZiekenhuis — Almere, North Holland, Netherlands (enrolling)
• Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC and VUmc — Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands (enrolling)
• Maastricht UMC+ — Maastricht, Netherlands (enrolling)
• Isala Ziekenhuis — Zwolle, Netherlands (enrolling)
• Alrijne Ziekenhuis — Leiderdorp, Zuid-hHolland, Netherlands
• UMCG — Groningen, Netherlands
• Erasmus MC — Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
• MST — Enschede, Twente, Netherlands

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