Mesh fails to prevent hernias in aortic repair patients
NCT ID NCT07416422
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether placing a mesh during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair could prevent incisional hernias later. Fifty patients were split into two groups: one got mesh reinforcement, the other standard closure. After follow-up, the mesh did not show a clear benefit in preventing hernias.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- prophylactic onlay mesh
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could reduce incisional hernias after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- What could go wrong
- The study was small (50 patients) and completed without showing a clear benefit. Results may not apply to all patients or surgical techniques.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Finished
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May 2023
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with AAA open repair between January 2019 and December 2021 in our institution.
- 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: * Patients who had open aortic surgery for AAA during the study period and gave their informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Urgent AAA repair * Patients treated for infective aortic aneurysms. * Different access to midline laparotomy.
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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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Hospital Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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