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RecruitingNCT04779918BRAVOIIUpdated May 5, 2026

Ventral or Inguinal Hernia, Robotically Repaired With OviTex Mesh

An interventional study of OviTex Reinforced Tissue Matrix in Hernia, Ventral and Hernia, Inguinal, sponsored by Tela Bio Inc. Recruiting at 10 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-05.

Sponsored by Tela Bio Inc · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Apr 2021; still recruiting 5 years 6 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
160
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is designed to evaluate the post-operative complications and hernia recurrence following the use of OviTex in subjects with ventral or inguinal hernias. Up to 160 subjects will participate in the study from up to 20 investigator sites.

Read the detailed description

This study is intended to evaluate the post-operative complications and recurrence following the use of OviTex in ventral or inguinal hernias being treated robotically. It is a single-arm study and all subjects will receive OviTex.

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Conditions studied

  • Hernia, Ventral
  • Hernia, Inguinal

Keywords

  • use of mesh
  • robotic hernia repair
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In context

Hernia, Ventral

230 studies on the registry are indexed under Hernia, Ventral; 45 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 160 is above the median of 90 across 153 interventional studies indexed under Hernia, Ventral.

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Lead sponsor

Tela Bio Inc is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject suffers from a ventral or inguinal hernia that requires surgical repair with the use of an implant to reinforce or replace weakened or missing tissue.
  2. The patient is scheduled for an elective robotic approach with the use of OviTex LPR, OviTex Core Permanent, OviTex 1S Permanent, or OviTex IHR.
  3. The size of the implant needed for repair is expected to be less than or equal to 15 x 25 cm for OviTex LPR and 25 x 40 cm for OviTex Core Permanent and OviTex 1S Permanent, with no size limitation for OviTex IHR.
  4. Subject meets CDC/SSI Wound Classification Class I (Clean), Class II (Clean-Contaminated) or Class III (Contaminated) criteria.
  5. Subject is willing and able to sign an for the study and has signed the IRB approved Informed Consent form for this study.
  6. Subject is able to complete Quality of Life (QoL) and pain questionnaires.
  7. Subject is at least 21 years old.
  8. Subject is willing to comply and able to participate fully in, and for the full duration of, the study including follow-up requirements.

Exclusion Criteria at Baseline:

  1. Subject has a of > 40
  2. Subject meets CDC/SSI Wound Classification Class IV (Dirty-Infected) criteria
  3. Subject is female and is pregnant or plans to become pregnant during the course of the study.
  4. Subject has a of \< 2 years making it unlikely that the subject will successfully achieve two-year follow-up.
  5. Subject has recent history of drug or alcohol abuse (in last 3 years).
  6. Subject has an allergy to ovine-derived products.
  7. Subject has participated in another clinical trial within the past 30 days or is currently involved in another clinical trial.
  8. Subject has a strangulated hernia.

Exclusion Criteria Intraoperative:

  1. Subject requires implant that cannot be introduced into the surgical site during the procedure via port or an existing incision.
  2. Subject unable to receive OviTex LPR, OviTex Core Permanent, OviTex 1S Permanent, or OviTex IHR at time of surgery.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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BMI (body mass index)

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
160 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    OviTex Reinforced Tissue Matrix

    This is a single-arm study. All study subjects will receive OviTex.

    Device: OviTex Reinforced Tissue Matrix

Interventions

  • DeviceOviTex Reinforced Tissue Matrix

    All study subjects will receive OviTex. All OviTex Reinforced Tissue Matrices are intended for use as a surgical mesh to reinforce or repair soft tissue where weakness exists.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Early surgical site occurrences or wound related events

    Incidence of early peri- and post-operative surgical site occurrences or wound related events noted at the hernia repair site

    Time frame: occurring within the first 3 months of the ventral or inguinal hernia repair

  2. Early post-operative complications

    Incidence of other early post-operative complications

    Time frame: occurring within the first 3 months of the ventral or inguinal hernia repair.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Late surgical site occurrences or wound related events

    Incidence of late post-operative surgical site occurrences or wound related events noted at the hernia repair site

    Time frame: occurring > 3 months after index surgery

  2. Late post-operative complications

    Incidence of other late post-operative complications

    Time frame: occurring > 3 months after index surgery.

  3. Patient Reported Outcomes

    Patient Reported Outcomes (QoL and pain assessments)

    Time frame: Assessed at day 30, day 90, 12 months, and 24 months post-op

  4. Hernia Recurrence

    True hernia recurrence at the site of surgery

    Time frame: at post-operative day 90 and months 12 and 24

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Study locations

3 of 10 sites recruiting
  • University of South Alabama
    Mobile, Alabama 36617, United States
    Recruiting
  • SurgOne
    Denver, Colorado 802210, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site.

  • GenesisCare
    Destin, Florida 325541, United States
    Terminated

    Not enrolling at this site.

  • Surgical Healing Arts Center
    Fort Myers, Florida 33912, United States
    Terminated

    Not enrolling at this site.

  • St. Luke's Hospital
    Overland Park, Kansas 66213, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site.

  • University of Louisville
    Louisville, Kentucky 40202, United States
    Recruiting
  • Munson Healthcare
    Traverse City, Michigan 49684, United States
    Recruiting
  • St. Francis Hospital
    Roslyn, New York 11576, United States
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site.

  • Mohawk Valley Health System
    Utica, New York 13502, United States
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site.

  • Houston Methodist
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 5, 2026, 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
NCT04779918
Lead sponsor
Tela Bio Inc
Collaborators
MCRA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 3, 2021
Start date
Apr 29, 2021
Primary completion
Mar 30, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 30, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
May 5, 2026

Study contacts

Melissa LaMantia
Contact
mlamantia@telabio.com
757-761-4922
Danielle Campbell
Contact
dcampbell@telabio.com
717-676-2589
Geoffrey Slayden, MD
principal investigator · St. Lukes Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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