New hernia surgery aims to cut chronic pain
NCT ID NCT07618884
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new open surgery method called TREPP for fixing inguinal hernias. The goal is to reduce long-term groin pain and hernia recurrence. Researchers will follow 30 adults for up to a year after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TREPP surgical procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this technique could offer a less painful hernia repair with lower risk of long-term groin pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 30 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure is still experimental.
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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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Adults with primary unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia Exclusion Criteria: * Strangulated hernias. * Severe comorbidities precluding surgery ((ASA Class IV,V)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine-Assiut University -Assiut-Egypt
RECRUITINGAsyut, Asyut Governorate, 71515, Egypt
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