Skip to main content
Ir a la página de inicio de la Comisión Europea (se abrirá en una nueva ventana)
español español
CORDIS - Resultados de investigaciones de la UE
CORDIS
Contenido archivado el 2024-05-14

Evaluating new technologies for surgical repair of inguinal hernia - a concerted action based on European randomised controlled trials

Objetivo

Objective:
The objective is to clarify the place within European surgical practice of two novel approaches to inguinal hernia repair by performing a systematic review, including meta-analysis, of data from randomised trials. Tension-free open and laparoscopic techniques will be compared with conventional open methods, in respect of clinical effectiveness, particularly freedom from long-term pain and hernia recurrence, and health economics outcomes.

Brief Description:
Repair of inguinal hernia is performed over half a million times each year in Europe. The standard method changed little over the 100 years up to the late 1980s: conventional, open repair relies on tension on the suture line to close the defect and avoid recurrence. Recently, there have been two revolutionary developments in surgical methods. The first is 'tension-free' open repair, associated with the name of Lichtenstein, and the second is the use of minimal access, laparoscopic techniques. Both appear to have short-term advantages, but their cost-effectiveness and long-term clinical performance is uncertain. Evaluative evidence will be most reliable if it is derived from randomised controlled trials in which the surgeon's approach has been chosen by random assignment. Within Europe, at least 35 such trials are either underway or recently completed and it is these which are the focus of this project. The aim is to synthesise data from all these studies using meta-analysis to provide much clearer evidence of effects than the individual trials alone. The project will do this by: increasing precision; improving generalisability; examining sub-groups; exploring the effects of 'minor' modifications in surgical technique; and expanding economic analyses.
Completed and ongoing randomised trials of tension-free or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair will be identified systematically, and surgeons co-ordinating these trials will form a collaborative group within the concerted action. A statistical secretariat will be established in Aberdeen by the co-ordinator. A common protocol will be agreed by participants and this will define a minimum data set. Data from the trials will be sent to the statistical secretariat and contributed to statistical and economics analyses. A report agreed by all participants will be widely disseminated at the end of the project.

Keywords:
Randomised controlled trial, meta-analysis, inguinal hernia, surgery, economic analysis, health technology assessment, clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural. Véas: El vocabulario científico europeo..

Para utilizar esta función, debe iniciar sesión o registrarse

Programa(s)

Programas de financiación plurianuales que definen las prioridades de la UE en materia de investigación e innovación.

Tema(s)

Las convocatorias de propuestas se dividen en temas. Un tema define una materia o área específica para la que los solicitantes pueden presentar propuestas. La descripción de un tema comprende su alcance específico y la repercusión prevista del proyecto financiado.

Convocatoria de propuestas

Procedimiento para invitar a los solicitantes a presentar propuestas de proyectos con el objetivo de obtener financiación de la UE.

Datos no disponibles

Régimen de financiación

Régimen de financiación (o «Tipo de acción») dentro de un programa con características comunes. Especifica: el alcance de lo que se financia; el porcentaje de reembolso; los criterios específicos de evaluación para optar a la financiación; y el uso de formas simplificadas de costes como los importes a tanto alzado.

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinador

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Aportación de la UE
Sin datos
Dirección
Medical School
AB25 2ZD ABERDEEN
Reino Unido

Ver en el mapa

Coste total

Los costes totales en que ha incurrido esta organización para participar en el proyecto, incluidos los costes directos e indirectos. Este importe es un subconjunto del presupuesto total del proyecto.

Sin datos
Mi folleto 0 0