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Suture Repair vs Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia

Clayton Petro · NCT05599750

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
154
US sites recruiting
4
Study start
November 14, 2022
Record last updated
January 7, 2026

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What the study is about

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the difference in quality of life at one year postoperatively for patients undergoing incisional hernia repair with mesh versus suture repair using modern techniques.

The main question it aims to answer are

  • Determine if primary suture repair is non-inferior to mesh repair for incisional hernias 2-6cm with respect to quality of life using the HerQLes summary score at one year postoperatively.

Being studied: Incisional hernia repair

Conditions: Incisional Hernia

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults >18 years old.
  • Anticipated hernia defect 2-6cm in width
  • Non-emergent case
  • CDC class I
  • Patients who previously underwent primary ventral hernia repair without the use of mesh
  • Incisional hernia

Exclusion Criteria

  • Emergent cases
  • Patients \< 18 years old
  • Patients who are pregnant
  • Patients who previously underwent a prior ventral hernia repair with mesh at the site of the intended repair. Abdominal mesh in separate locations would be allowed.
  • Ventral hernia \<2cm or > 6 cm in width
  • Primary hernia
  • CDC wound class II-IV

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, FL 32611

    Site contact: Mazen Al-Mansour, MD · mazen.al-mansour@surgery.ufl.edu

  • Northwestern

    Chicago, IL 60611

    Site contact: Michael J Rosen, MD · 312-695-4835 · michael.rosen@nm.org

  • Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    Cleveland, OH 44195

    Site contact: William Bennett, MD · 216-313-8971 · bennetw2@ccf.org

  • Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, TN 37232

    Site contact: Richard Pierce, MD, PhD

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Clayton Petro, MD · 2169242930 · petroc@ccf.org
  • William Bennett, MD · 2163138971 · bennetw2@ccf.org
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