This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, third-party blinded, multicenter, interventional evaluation of inguinal hernia repair comparing Strattice to light weight polypropylene mesh. Performance and outcomes measures to be compared include postoperative resumption of activities of daily living, nature and incidence of short- and long-term pain and complications, and incidence of hernia recurrence.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
172
surgical mesh (15x15cm) to support Lichtenstein repair
Surgical mesh (10x16) used to support Lichtenstein repair
Hospital of St Raphael
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Change From Baseline in Activities Assessment Scale at 3 Months
The AAS includes 13 items covering a broad sample of sedentary, movement-related and graded-intensity physical activities. Respondents are asked to rate the degree of difficulty performing each of these activities in the previous 24 hours on a 5-point scale from "No difficulty = 1" to "Not able to do it = 5." The AAS has three subscales: sedentary activities (items 1-4); ambulatory activities (items 6-8); work/exercise activities (items 11-13). The AAS total and subscale scores are transformed to produce a range of 0-100, with higher values indicating greater functional activity. Subjects completed the assessment at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. It is the change from baseline to 3, 6, 12 and 24 months which is the primary outcome measure (Baseline calculated value minus time point calculated value). Therefore, a negative number indicates an increase in activity from baseline.
Time frame: Baseline to 3 Months
Change From Baseline in Activities Assessment Scale at 6 Months
The AAS includes 13 items covering a broad sample of sedentary, movement-related and graded-intensity physical activities. Respondents are asked to rate the degree of difficulty performing each of these activities in the previous 24 hours on a 5-point scale from "No difficulty" to "Not able to do it." The AAS has three subscales: sedentary activities (items 1-4); ambulatory activities (items 6-8); work/exercise activities (items 11-13). The AAS total and subscale scores are transformed to produce a range of 0-100, with higher values indicating greater functional activity. Subjects completed the assessment at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. It is the change from baseline to 3, 6, 12 and 24 months which is the primary outcome measure (Baseline calculated value minus time point calculated value). Therefore, a negative number indicates an increase in activity from baseline.
Time frame: Baseline to 6 Months
Change From Baseline in Activities Assessment Scale at 12 Months
The AAS includes 13 items covering a broad sample of sedentary, movement-related and graded-intensity physical activities. Respondents are asked to rate the degree of difficulty performing each of these activities in the previous 24 hours on a 5-point scale from "No difficulty" to "Not able to do it." The AAS has three subscales: sedentary activities (items 1-4); ambulatory activities (items 6-8); work/exercise activities (items 11-13). The AAS total and subscale scores are transformed to produce a range of 0-100, with higher values indicating greater functional activity. Subjects completed the assessment at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. It is the change from baseline to 3, 6, 12 and 24 months which is the primary outcome measure (Baseline calculated value minus time point calculated value). Therefore, a negative number indicates an increase in activity from baseline.
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Regional Surgical Associates
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Time frame: Baseline to 12 Months
Change From Baseline in Activities Assessment Scale at 24 Months
The AAS includes 13 items covering a broad sample of sedentary, movement-related and graded-intensity physical activities. Respondents are asked to rate the degree of difficulty performing each of these activities in the previous 24 hours on a 5-point scale from "No difficulty" to "Not able to do it." The AAS has three subscales: sedentary activities (items 1-4); ambulatory activities (items 6-8); work/exercise activities (items 11-13). The AAS total and subscale scores are transformed to produce a range of 0-100, with higher values indicating greater functional activity. Subjects completed the assessment at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. It is the change from baseline to 3, 6, 12 and 24 months which is the primary outcome measure (Baseline calculated value minus time point calculated value). Therefore, a negative number indicates an increase in activity from baseline.
Time frame: Baseline to 24 Months