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Conventional Versus Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

NCT03904888 · Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares · Updated 6 Aug 2026

What is being tested
r-TAPP; l-TAPP; local anesthetics
For
Inguinal Hernia
Kind of study
Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
Who can join
Ages 18 years and older. About 200 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
Where
Belgium
When
Starts or started 23 Sept 2019, ends Dec 2029. Registered 5 April 2019.
Results
None posted yet.

In the researchers' words

Evaluate the early postoperative course of patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with either a conventional or a robot assisted approach and with or without the injection of the trocar wounds with a local anesthetic.
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03904888

Sites

  • AZ Maria MiddelaresGhent, Belgium