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NCT Number: NCT00627289

Selective Neurectomy and Mesh Removal for Chronic Postherniotomy Pain

Chronic postherniotomy pain affects every day activities in 5-8% of patients. However, no established treatment for this pain syndrome exists and previous reports on the effect of surgical intervention suffer from methodological problems. The neurophysiological characteristics suggest that pain arises from deeper neuronal structures injured during surgery or by ongoing inflammation from the mesh. This study investigates the effect of removing inserted mesh and compressed nerves on pain related daily impairment of activities assessed by the validated AAS questionnaire before and 6 months after surgery

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Key information

Conditions

Pain Chronic Pain Hernia Hernia, Abdominal Hernia, Inguinal Nervous System Diseases Neuralgia Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Diseases Pain, Postoperative Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Postoperative Complications Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult ( more than 18 years old) patients with chronic pain after groin hernia surgery, and pain related impairment of everyday function. The pain should have occurred after previous open surgery.
  • The patient should be able to locate to a specific area with maximum pain. Patients should be able to understand and use pain scales, and the AAS-scale.

Exclusion criteria

  • All that contradicts the above

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. changes in AAS scores before and six months after operation

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. changes in sensory function assessed by quantitative sensory testing

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Selective Neurectomy and Mesh Removal on Chronic Postherniotomy Pain

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Mar 3, 2008
Registry last updated
Apr 7, 2014

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