# Should Prosthetic Repair of Incisional Abdominal Hernias be Drain or Not?

> **NCT00478348** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Lausanne Hospitals** · enrollment: 200 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Complications
- Hernia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Prosthetic repair of abdominal incisional hernia

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00478348
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Lausanne Hospitals
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2007-05
- **Primary completion:** 2017-10-01
- **Final completion:** 2017-11-10
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-11-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00478348

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00478348, "Should Prosthetic Repair of Incisional Abdominal Hernias be Drain or Not?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00478348. Licensed CC0.

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