# Watchful Waiting Versus Immediate Repair for Occult Contralateral Inguinal Hernias.

> **NCT07461558** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Northwestern University** · enrollment: 380 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Inguinal Hernia Bilateral
- Inguinal Hernia Unilateral

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** surgery (any volume) and / or pharmaceuticals treatment initiated or planned or only dynamic observation, in accordance with current clinical guidelines
- **PROCEDURE:** Watchful waiting with supportive care

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07461558
- **Lead sponsor:** Northwestern University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-04
- **Primary completion:** 2028-04
- **Final completion:** 2029-04
- **Target enrollment:** 380 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07461558

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07461558, "Watchful Waiting Versus Immediate Repair for Occult Contralateral Inguinal Hernias.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07461558. Licensed CC0.

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