Clinical Trial: Drainage Versus Sealant in Double Blinded Monocentric Open Incisional Hernia Repair

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Drainage Versus Sealant in Double Blinded Monocentric Open Incisional Hernia Repair

Brief Summary: Mesh repair for open incisional hernia repair with fibrin sealant or with drainage

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent

Current Primary Outcome: Hospital stay [ Time Frame: At time of discharge ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Postoperative drainage volume [ Time Frame: Day 0,1, 2, 3 ? and at day of removal ]
  • Perioperative morbidity rate [ Time Frame: At time of discharge ]
  • Pain measured using VAS [ Time Frame: Daily till discharge and after 3 weeks post-surgery ]
  • Quality of life by SF-36 questionnaire [ Time Frame: Preoperatively, at time of discharge, 2 weeks after discharge, 6 weeks after discharge and 1 year post surgery ]
  • Recurrence [ Time Frame: At one year ]


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University Hospital, Ghent

Dates:
Date Received: October 16, 2008
Date Started: November 2008
Date Completion: June 2015
Last Updated: December 4, 2014
Last Verified: December 2014