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

ConditionInguinal Hernia

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age0-16

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

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

incarcerated inguinal hernia, which have to be operated immediately,

recurrent hernia

ventricular-peritoneal drain

non-descended testis

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Percutaneous Inguinal Ring Suturing (PIRS) technique

Treatment groups

464 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

Maxima Medisch Centrum VeldhovenNorth Brabant, Netherlands

FlevoZiekenhuis AlmereNorth Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC and VUmc1105AZ, AmsterdamNorth Holland, Netherlands

Erasmus MC RotterdamSouth Holland, Netherlands

Sponsors and collaborators

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

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov