# Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair

> **NCT01189708** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen** · enrollment: 9 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Ultrapro® Mesh implantation
- **OTHER:** Standard wound closure

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01189708
- **Lead sponsor:** Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2008-03
- **Primary completion:** 2009-04
- **Final completion:** 2011-04
- **Target enrollment:** 9 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Treatment without success, low enrollment, one serious adverse event
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01189708

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01189708, "Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01189708. Licensed CC0.

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