# A Study to Compare Ventral Incisional Hernia by Laparoscopic vs Open Repair With Mesh

> **NCT00240188** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · enrollment: 110 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Hernia, Ventral

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Open mesh repair of ventral incisional hernia
- **PROCEDURE:** Laparoscopic mesh repair of ventral incisional hernia

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00240188
- **Lead sponsor:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2004-02
- **Primary completion:** 2006-12
- **Final completion:** 2006-12
- **Target enrollment:** 110 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2010-09-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00240188

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00240188, "A Study to Compare Ventral Incisional Hernia by Laparoscopic vs Open Repair With Mesh". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00240188. Licensed CC0.

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