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Mesh may stop hernias after big belly surgeries

NCT ID NCT07433439

Prevention Sponsor: Juan Bellido-Luque.MD Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether placing a mesh inside the belly wall during surgery can stop hernias from forming later. It included 110 adults having planned abdominal surgery who had extra risk factors for hernia, like older age or diabetes. The main goal was to see if the mesh lowered the number of hernias found on scans one and two years after surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
mesh placement
What this could lead to
If effective, this could become a standard step during abdominal surgery to prevent painful hernias later.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed observational study, not a large randomized trial. Results may not apply to all patients or surgeries.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

110 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2020

Finished

Jan 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 years or older. * Elective conventional or extensive right subcostal laparotomy. * Two or more risk Factor for incisional hernia (IH): \> 60 years, Body Mass Index \> 27 kg/m2, Diabetes Mellitus, pulmonary/liver/renal disease, malignancy, preoperative chemotherapy, immunosuppression or smoking5. * Life expectancy of at least 12 months. * Signed informed consent with agreement to attend all study visits. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery. * Previous right subcostal hernia or right subcostal incision. * Metastatic disease or irresectable malignancy identified during the surgery with life expectancy less than 12 months. * Active abdominal infection at the time of surgery

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Conditions

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Incisional Hernia

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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Hernia incisional Incision site complication

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Juan Bellido

    Seville, Spain

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