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Randomized Multicentre Study Comparing TEP With Lichtenstein Repair for Primary Inguinal Hernia

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What is being tested

Open repair

+ Laparoscopic repair

Procedure
Who is being recruted

Hernia+2

+ Hernia, Inguinal

+ Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

From 30 to 70 Years
+8 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: November 1996
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Summary

Principal SponsorUppsala University Hospital
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: November 1, 1996

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The purpose of this study was to compare the recurrence rate after TEP (laparoscopic method) and Lichtenstein (open method) repair on primary inguinal hernia.

Official TitleRandomized Multicentre Study Comparing TEP With Lichtenstein Repair for Primary Inguinal Hernia
NCT00568269
Principal SponsorUppsala University Hospital
Last updated: January 27, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

1513 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Male

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 30 to 70 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

HerniaHernia, InguinalPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsPathological Conditions, AnatomicalHernia, Abdominal

Criteria

2 inclusion criteria required to participate
Male
Age 30-70 years referred to hospital with a primary inguinal hernia.
6 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Recurrent hernia
Scrotal or bilateral hernia
Previous lower abdominal surgery
Unable to participate in follow up
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Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Active Comparator

Group II

Experimental

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Suspended

Centre for Clinical Research, Central hospital, entrance 29

Västerås, SwedenOpen Centre for Clinical Research, Central hospital, entrance 29 in Google Maps
CompletedOne Study Center