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Hernia surgery showdown: which technique heals faster?

NCT ID NCT06862167

Disease control Sponsor: Minia University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study compared two surgical techniques for fixing inguinal hernias: Desarda's and Lichtenstein's. It involved 200 patients with uncomplicated hernias. The goal was to see which method leads to fewer complications like pain or swelling, and which allows a quicker return to normal activities.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
surgical procedure (Desarda's technique or Lichtenstein's technique)
What this could lead to
If one technique proves better, it could become the preferred method for hernia repair, reducing complications and speeding recovery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial, so results may not apply to all patients. Both techniques are established, so no major breakthrough is expected.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

200 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2018

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

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

14 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Above 14 years of age. * With reducible non-complicated inguinal or inguinoscrotal hernia; unilateral or bilateral Exclusion Criteria: * Obstructive uropathy or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease because they are contraindications to elective hernia surgery. They are associated with definite poor outcomes, such as high recurrence rates. * Unfit patients for surgery * Patients with strangulated hernia. * Recurrent Hernias. * Per operative finding of separated, thin, and/or weak external oblique aponeurosis

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Hernia, Inguinal

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Desarda's technique Hernia repair Inguinal hernia Lichtenstein's technique

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Minia University

    Minya, Minya Governorate, 61611, Egypt

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