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oPen Versus RobotIc retrOmuscular Repair in Medium to Large Ventral Hernias
NCT06364306 · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Updated 24 July 2026
- What is being tested
- Robotically-assisted ventral hernia repair (RVHR); Open ventral hernia repair (OVHR)
- For
- Ventral Hernia; Incisional Hernia; Abdominal Wall Defect
- 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 140 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- Germany, Switzerland (3 sites)
- When
- Starts or started 14 July 2026, ends 31 Dec 2033. Registered 15 April 2024.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
This study investigates on the effect of two different operative techniques to treat large abdominal wall defects. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the minimally-invasive, robotically-assisted ventral hernia repair (RVHR) leads to a better outcome than the open ventral hernia repair (OVHR). The main questions it aims to answer are: length of stay after the operation rate of complications rate of recurrence and reoperations quality of life. Participants will: Either be operated using the RVHR or OVHR will be followed up either in person or via email / phone call at day 7, day 30, 6 months, 1, 3 and 5 years after the surgery to asses the above-stated main and some more outcomes.
Sites
- Klinikum KemptenKempten (Allgäu), Bavaria, Germany
- University Hospital BaselBasel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland
- Spital Oberwallis, VispVisp, Valais, Switzerland