# Inguinal Hernia Management: Watchful Waiting vs. Tension-Free Open Repair

> **NCT01922674** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Creighton University** · enrollment: 720 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Inguinal Hernias

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Standard open tension-free inguinal hernia repair with mesh

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01922674
- **Lead sponsor:** Creighton University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 1999-01
- **Primary completion:** 2004-12
- **Final completion:** 2004-12
- **Target enrollment:** 720 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-04-04

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01922674

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01922674, "Inguinal Hernia Management: Watchful Waiting vs. Tension-Free Open Repair". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01922674. Licensed CC0.

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