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CompletedNCT01589276Updated Jun 27, 2018

Risk Factors and Results of Emergency Ventral Hernia Repair

An observational study in Ventral Hernia, sponsored by Zealand University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-06-27.

Sponsored by Zealand University Hospital · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
10,976
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of present study was to evaluate the clinical course after emergency ventral hernia repair in terms of 30-day-readmission, -reoperation and -mortality and to identify risk factors for emergency repair.

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All incisional, umbilical and epigastric hernias registered in the Danish Ventral Hernia Database

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Conditions studied

  • Ventral Hernia
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In context

Hernia

1,096 studies on the registry are indexed under Hernia; 132 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 10,976 is above the median of 120 across 327 observational studies indexed under Hernia.

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Lead sponsor

Zealand University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 234 studies on the registry; 51 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Hernia repairs registered in the Danish Ventral Hernia Database during the study period

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All incisional, umblilical and epigastric hernia repiars
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
10,976 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Emergency hernia repairs
  • Elective hernia repairs
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. risk factors for emergency ventral hernia repair

    evaluation of risk factors (hernia size, hernia type, type of surgery, age and gender) for poor outcome after emergency ventral hernia repair.

    Time frame: 4 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. 30-day readmission

    evaluation of risk factors (hernia size, hernia type, type of surgery, age and gender) for 30-day readmission after emergency ventral hernia repair

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. 30-day reoperation

    evaluation of risk factors (hernia size, hernia type, type of surgery, age and gender) for 30-day reaoperation after emergency ventral hernia repair

    Time frame: 30 day

  3. 30-day mortality

    evaluation of risk factors (hernia size, hernia type, type of surgery, age and gender) for 30-day mortality after emergency ventral hernia repair

    Time frame: 30 day

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Study locations

1 site
  • Dept. of Surgery, Køge Hospital
    Køge, 4600, Denmark
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References and documents

Publications

  • Helgstrand F, Rosenberg J, Kehlet H, Bisgaard T. Outcomes after emergency versus elective ventral hernia repair: a prospective nationwide study. World J Surg. 2013 Oct;37(10):2273-9. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2123-5. PubMed 23756775 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 27, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01589276
Lead sponsor
Zealand University Hospital
Responsible party
Frederik Helgstrand (MD, Zealand University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 1, 2012
Start date
Jan 2007
Primary completion
Jan 2011
Completion
Feb 2012
Last update
Jun 27, 2018

Study contacts

Frederik Helgstrand, MD
principal investigator · dept. surgery, Køge sygehus, Denmark

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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