Trial reportLangenbeck's archives of surgery2023
One-year outcome after open inguinal hernia repair with self-fixated mesh: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03734224 (Inguinal Hernia Operation and Postoperative Pain - a Prospective and Randomized Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Inguinal Hernia Operation and Postoperative Pain - a Prospective and Randomized Study
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
- Self-fixating (sutureless) mesh versus sutured polypropylene mesh in open Lichtenstein repair: a participant-blinded randomized trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Trial
- Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with self-fixated meshes: a randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to analyze pain after surgery with the use of self-fixated meshes, which are commonly used as an alternative for sutured mesh in open inguinal hernia repair.
methodsThis prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted from November 2018 to March 2021, with a follow-up duration of 12 months. Male patients, aged 18-85, and suitable for day case surgery, were included. The patients received the self-adhesive Adhesix™ mesh or the self-gripping Progrip™ mesh in open inguinal hernia surgery. The primary outcome was the number of additional follow-up visits due to post-operative pain. Secondary outcomes included intensity of pain, quality of life measures, and complications.
resultsTwo hundred seventy patients were included in this trial, 132 with Adhesix™ (A group), and 138 with Progrip™ (P-group). All patients' medical records were reviewed 12 months after surgery, and 207 patients (76.2%) completed 12-month follow-up. The number of patients needing additional follow-up visits 3-12 months after surgery were comparable (A group 3/3.0%, P-group 6/5.6%). The numeric rating scale was low at 12 months after surgery (at rest A 0.21, P 0.34, at exercise A 0.78, P 0.90). The incidence of chronic pain, that is moderate or severe pain during exercise, was 5 patients (5.2%) with Adhesix™ and 8 patients (7.4%) with Progrip™ (P = 0.333). Two hernia recurrences (1.0%) were established, one in each group.
conclusionAt 1 year after hernia surgery, the use of self-gripping and self-adhesive meshes lead to successful pain reduction and quality of life improvement.
trial registrationCLINICALTRIALS: com NCT03734224.
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