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Early inguinal hernia (IH) repair for Premature Birth

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Led By Martin L Blakely, MD, MS
Research Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 22-26 months corrected age
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will help determine whether it is safer to repair an inguinal hernia before an infant is discharged from the NICU or later on, when the baby is around 55-60 weeks old.

Eligible Conditions
  • Premature Birth
  • Inguinal Hernia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~22-26 months corrected age
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 22-26 months corrected age for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of hospital days
Significant adverse event (SAE) rate
Secondary outcome measures
Bayley Scales of Infant Development, 3rd Edition
Hospital costs

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Early inguinal hernia (IH) repairActive Control1 Intervention
IH repair before NICU discharge
Group II: Late inguinal hernia (IH) repairActive Control1 Intervention
IH repair as outpatient at approximately 55-60 weeks post-menstrual age

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterLead Sponsor
856 Previous Clinical Trials
671,819 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Premature Birth
504 Patients Enrolled for Premature Birth
The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonOTHER
904 Previous Clinical Trials
320,659 Total Patients Enrolled
12 Trials studying Premature Birth
6,019 Patients Enrolled for Premature Birth
Martin L Blakely, MD, MSPrincipal InvestigatorVanderbilt University Medical Center

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there any available berths in this clinical research project?

"Data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that this medical study is no longer enrolling participants, having been first posted in June 2013 and last updated on August 30th 2022. Nevertheless, 423 other trials are actively recruiting patients as of now."

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How many healthcare settings is this clinical experiment being conducted in?

"Cohen Children's Medical Center in Queens, Missouri, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in Saint Louis, Ohio and Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, California are among the 36 clinical sites recruiting patients for this trial."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Timing of Inguinal Hernia Repair in Premature Infants
Martin Blakely 2013. "Timing of Inguinal Hernia Repair in Premature Infants". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01678638.
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