# Postoperative Pain After Endoscopic TEP vs. Lichtenstein Hernioplasty in Inguinal Hernia Repair

> **NCT03566433** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Kuopio University Hospital** · enrollment: 200 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Inguinal Hernia
- Hernia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Tep surgery for inguinal hernia
- **PROCEDURE:** Lichtenstein

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03566433
- **Lead sponsor:** Kuopio University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-11-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2020-05-31
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-01

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03566433

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03566433, "Postoperative Pain After Endoscopic TEP vs. Lichtenstein Hernioplasty in Inguinal Hernia Repair". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03566433. Licensed CC0.

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