Simple drain may prevent painful fluid pockets after hernia surgery
NCT ID NCT07681700
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether placing a temporary drain after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair reduces the chance of seroma — a pocket of fluid that can cause swelling and discomfort. Half of the 48 participants receive a drain, the other half do not. Researchers track who develops seroma, pain levels, and satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- drainage tube (closed suction drain)
- What this could lead to
- If drainage reduces seroma, it could become a standard step after hernia repair, lowering complications and improving comfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with 48 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Drains can also cause discomfort or infection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged from18 to 70 years. * Both sexes. * Patients were diagnosed with all types of inguinal hernia who are candidates for elective trans-abdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) repair. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous history of pelvic or lower abdominal surgery. * Coagulopathy. * Any condition contraindicating laparoscopic surgery. * Patients with complicated hernia (irreducible/incarcerated or obstructed/strangulated hernia). * Active infections. * Uncorrected medical comorbidities. * Bilateral inguinal hernia either preoperative or intraoperative diagnosis.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
Cairo, 12613, Egypt
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