New plastic wrap trick could make hernia surgery faster and less painful
NCT ID NCT04394338
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a new technique for placing self-gripping mesh during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Instead of folding the mesh directly, surgeons wrap it in a plastic sheath to make insertion smoother and reduce the risk of the mesh sticking prematurely. The study compares this method to standard placement, measuring how long it takes and how much pain patients feel afterward.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a new plastic-sheath technique for placing self-gripping mesh during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this technique could make hernia repair surgery faster, easier, and less painful for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial testing a surgical technique, so results may not apply broadly and the method may not prove better than existing approaches.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Elective laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair Exclusion Criteria: * Rejected or withdrawn consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chairat Supsamutchai
Bangkok, Bankok, 10400, Thailand
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