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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/05/086738 [Registered on: 13/05/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Comparative study between TAPP And Lichtenstein Techniques for inguinal hernia surgery. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative study between TAPP And Lichtenstein Techniques for inguinal hernia surgery:A prospective study 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
Nil  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Shubham Chaubey  
Designation  Junior Resident  
Affiliation  GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND LLR HOSPITAL  
Address  Department of General Surgery Gsvm medical college and LLR HOSPITAL kanpur

Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
208002
India 
Phone  9795831095  
Fax    
Email  chaubeyshubham047@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr G D yadav  
Designation  Professor, Head of department, department of general Surgery, GSVM kanpur 
Affiliation  GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND LLR HOSPITAL KANPUR  
Address  Department of General Surgery LLR HOSPITAL, GSVM medical college, kanpur

Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
208002
India 
Phone  9415092218  
Fax    
Email  yadavgd71@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Shubham Chaubey  
Designation  Junior Resident  
Affiliation  Gsvm medical college and LLR HOSPITAL KANPUR  
Address  Department of general Surgery, LLR hospital, GSVM Medical college, kanpur

Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
208002
India 
Phone  9795831095  
Fax    
Email  chaubeyshubham047@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Gsvm medical college and LLR HOSPITAL KANPUR pincode 208002 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Shubham Chaubey  
Address  Department of General Surgery,LLR Hospital,GSVM Medical college, kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India pincode 208002 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self ] 
 
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 Shubham Chaubey   GSVM Medical college and LLR HOSPITAL   Surgery wards,Department of General Surgery
Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
9795831095

chaubeyshubham047@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee ( For Biomedical Health and Research), GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE KANPUR   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Lichtenstein Repair  Lichtenstein hernia repair is a widely used surgical technique for fixing inguinal hernia.Standard of care.It is considered a tension-free mesh repair, meaning it reinforces the weakened area with synthetic mesh rather than suturing tissues under tension. 
Intervention  TAPP (Transabdominal Preperitoneal)  TAPP Hernia Repair stands for TransAbdominal PrePeritoneal hernia repair. It is a minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgical technique used to repair inguinal hernias. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Between 18 years and 80 years, of either
sex, having hernia of the following types: unilateral or bilateral un-
complicated inguinal hernia, primary inguinal hernia, or
direct and indirect inguinal hernia. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient who are not fit for general anaesthesia ,obstructed/incarcerated hernia 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Operative time
Surgical site infection
Seroma
Postoperative ileus
Bowel or Visceral injury
Vascular complications
Mesh infection
Recurrences
Post operative pain 
Intraoperative
Postoperative  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Cost effectiveness of the two procedure
Quality of Life assessment  
3 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
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   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   21/05/2025 
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="0"
Months="0"
Days="3" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
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   A Comparative Study Between TAPP and Lichtenstein Techniques for Inguinal Hernia Surgery.The study will be conducted in surgery department of GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE KANPUR INDIA.Sample size of 60 patient . Primary outcomes measure will be operative  time , surgical site infection, Seroma , postoperative ileus, Bowel or Viscera injury, mesh infection , recurrence , post  operative pain and secondary outcomes are cost effectiveness and Quality of Life  
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