Registry for inguinal and femoral hernia surgical outcomes

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial is a prospective registry aimed at measuring surgical outcome parameters following inguinal and femoral hernia repair. It focuses on assessing moderate to severe chronic pain one year post-surgery, using Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). Secondary objectives include evaluating surgical site occurrences, pre- and postoperative pain levels, patient satisfaction, quality of life, and the development of a predictive model for chronic pain. The study will involve patients operated on by participating surgeons since January 1, 2018.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion criteria

* Consecutively all patients with a groin hernia (inguinal and/or femoral hernia) operated starting 01.01.2018.
* Male and female
* 18 years or older
* Operated of supervised by a participating surgeon (participating in this study is not necessarily by a whole surgical department of a hospital, but by specific surgeons)
* Elective and emergency surgery
* Primary and recurrent hernia
* Metachronous and synchronous hernia
* Signed informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

* Younger than 18 years
* Not operated or supervised by participating surgeon
* Pregnant at inclusion in the registry
* No signed informed consent form

Where it's running

• UZ Leuven
  Leuven, Belgium Recruiting
• Colette Barlé
  Leuven, Belgium Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Colette Ms. Barlé
• Email: colette.barle@uzleuven.be
• Phone: ++32 16 341699

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.