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COMPLETEDNANCT00716768

Trial of Laparoscopic Compared to Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children Younger Than 3 Years

Laparoscopic techniques have been applied widely to the management of various common pediatric surgical diseases. Current evidence lacks sufficient quality to justify the widespread adoption of the la...

Lead sponsor: Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago•2 U.S. locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

Age

0 - 3 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

•1. Age less than 3 years (36 months) at the time of surgery
•2. Reducible inguinal hernia

Exclusion Criteria

•1. Concomitant need for other intraabdominal procedure
•2. Prior inguinal hernia repair procedure
•3. Hospitalization expected to be prolonged due to a concurrent illness actively being treated (e.g. congenital heart disease requiring surgical repair during the same hospitalization)
•4. Liver Disease or contraindication to Tylenol, Midazolam, Fentanyl, or Marcaine.
•5. Irreducible inguinal hernia, as determined in the operating room prior to randomization and incision.

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: August 8, 2018Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment42

Start dateOct 2007

Last updatedAug 8, 2018

Condition

Inguinal Hernia

Locations shown

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: August 8, 2018Data synced to Clareo: May 25, 2026

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