Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Inguinal- Incisional and Umbilical Herniotomy. (life-in)

January 30, 2017 updated by: Mette M W Christoffersen, Zealand University Hospital

Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Inguinal- Incisional- and Umbilical Herniotomy.

LIFE-IN. Quality of life after operation for hernias are not well investigated and lack a good and easy-to-understand-tool to measure it. Carolina Comfort Scale (CCS) is a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire, designed by an American group, to monitor quality of life in patients undergoing operation for hernias.

The investigators wish to test this questionnaire against Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores for core-hernia symptoms, to see if the CCS is a good way to monitor the changes in quality of life and other well-known core-symptoms before and after herniotomies.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Detailed Description

The investigators include consecutively all in all 140 patients. 100 with inguinal hernias; 50 who is getting a Lichtenstein operation and 50 who is getting a laparoscopic operation. Furthermore minimum 20 patients who is getting a laparoscopic operation for incisional hernia and minimum 20 who went through umbilical herniotomy. The investigators monitor their pain, sensation of mesh, movement limitations, over-all well-being, fatigue and life-quality, with both CCS and VAS questionnaires 5 times. One time preoperative and 4 times after operation, on the 1sth, 7th, 30th and 90th day after operation.

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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140

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Koege, Denmark, 4600
        • Koege University Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary care

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • elective laparoscopic and open operations for inguinal hernia
  • elective laparoscopic operation for incisional- and umbilical hernia
  • primary hernia
  • uni-bilateral hernias and one or more incisional hernias

Exclusion Criteria:

  • expected bad compliance to the study
  • acute operations
  • re-operations
  • secondary operations
  • primary operation with reoperation within 30 days

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
laparoscopic ingunal herniotomy
laparoscopic incisional herniotomy
Lichtenstein inguinal herniotomy
laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
quality of life
Time Frame: before operation until 90 days postoperative
pain, sensation of mesh, movement limitations, over-all well-being, fatigue and quality of life. These core symptoms will be measured 5 times with the 2 questionnaires CCS and VAS. One time before and 4 times after the operation with both the CCS and VAS, to see if the is a graphical correlation between the to questionnaires and to find out which of the two questionnaires is best.
before operation until 90 days postoperative

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
acceptability
Time Frame: preoperative untill 90 days postoperative
The investigators measure the patients satisfaction with the instruments and which one (VAS or CCS) they prefer.
preoperative untill 90 days postoperative

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Zealand University Hospital

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Bispebjerg Hospital
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Thue Bisgaard, MD, Zealand University Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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May 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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May 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 2, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 2, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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February 3, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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January 31, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 30, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 1234 (Department of Defense)

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