Autopsy report · NCT03429374

Tacks Versus Glue for Mesh Fixation in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Treating Defects Between 2 and 5 cm Width

“Limited patient enrollment”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 10 months before it started.
• Ran for about 2 years 6 months before it stopped.
• 16 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Duomed

Sponsor type

Industry

Conditions

Ventral Hernia

Interventions

Liquiband Fix8; Absorbable tack

Participants

16

Sites

11

Countries

Belgium

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Look deeper

• The official registry record (the source of truth)
• Record history: every change the sponsor made
• Open it in the database

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