# Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Elderly Patients

> **NCT06417346** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Mehmet Eşref Ulutaş** · enrollment: 160 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Urinary Retention
- Postoperative Complications
- Pain
- Relapse

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Laparoscopic TEP Repair
- **PROCEDURE:** Open Technique (Lichtenstein)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06417346
- **Lead sponsor:** Mehmet Eşref Ulutaş
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-10-04
- **Primary completion:** 2024-06-04
- **Final completion:** 2024-12-30
- **Target enrollment:** 160 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-16

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06417346

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06417346, "Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Elderly Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06417346. Licensed CC0.

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