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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/02/103051 [Registered on: 05/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 05/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of Two Minimally Invasive Surgical Methods for Umbilical and Para-Umbilical Hernia Repair 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomised control trial study of comparison between IPOM vs e TEP in Laparoscopic in umbilical and para-umbilical hernia 
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Krunalkumar Jivrambhai Patel 
Designation  General Surgery Resident 
Affiliation  Government medical College Bhavnagar  
Address  Department of General Surgery Sir T Hospital Jail Road Kalanala Bhavnagar
Department of General Surgery Sir T Hospital Jail Road Kalanala Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar
GUJARAT
364001
India 
Phone  9512433452  
Fax    
Email  Krunal35patel@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Firdaus A Dekhaiya 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Government medical college Bhavanagar 
Address  Department of General surgery sir t hospital bhavanagar District jail road bhavanagar

Bhavnagar
GUJARAT
364001
India 
Phone  9825133976  
Fax    
Email  drfirdausd@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr krunal Kumar jivarambhai patel  
Designation  General surgery resident  
Affiliation  Government medical college Bhavanagar 
Address  Department of General surgery sir t hospital bhavanagar District jail road bhavanagar

Bhavnagar
GUJARAT
364001
India 
Phone  9512433452  
Fax    
Email  krunal35patel@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government medical College Bhavnagar pin 364001 Gujarat India  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government medical College bhavanagar  
Address  Near st bus stand Jail road kalanala Bhavnagar 364001 Gujarat 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Krunalkumar Patel  Sir t hospital bhavanagar   Department of general surgery government medical College and Sir T Hospital Jail road Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar
GUJARAT 
9512433452

Krunal35patel@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
ETHICS COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE BHAVNAGAR  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K429||Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene, (2) ICD-10 Condition: K439||Ventral hernia without obstructionor gangrene,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Ipom and etep  comparison of outcomes between laparoscopic ETEP enhanced view totally extraperitoneal and IPOM intraperitoneal onlay mesh techniques in the repair of umbilical paraumbilical ventral hernias 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Day(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients with umbilical and para umbilical hernias eligible for laparoscopic surgery
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients who were offered open surgeries for the same.
Surgeries converted to open
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the hospital stay between ETEP and IPOM surgery in umbilical and paraumbilical hernia
To compare the duration of surgery between ETEP and IPOM surgery in umbilical and paraumbilical hernia
To compare the Post/ intra operative complication in terms of of Recurrence of hernia, intra op bleeding, intra op conversion to open, difficulty in dissection , pain, hematoma, hemorrage,Mesh infection , surgical site infection between ETEP and IPOM surgery in umbilical and paraumbilical hernia
 
6 month
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to obtain the various outcome of ipom and etep  6 month 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Post Marketing Surveillance 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   16/02/2026 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Umbilical and paraumblical hernia occurs as a result of weakness in musculofascial layer of anterior abdominal wall The most important causes are congenital acquired  incisional and traumatic  Umbilical and paraumblical can  be repair by laproscopic surgical procedure  A successful series of laparoscopic repair of umbilical hernia and paraumblical hernia was done  Open sublay technique and laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh  IPOM  technique are the most common used procedures in ventral and incisional hernia repair  however each technique has its own disadvantages  The enhanced view total extraperitoneal technique  ETEP  aims to put the mesh in the retromuscular space by minimal invasive technique This study is to investigate the outcome of ETEP and IPOM approach in umbilical and paraumbilical  hernia repair

 
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