Davol Phasix EU Study DVL-HE-016

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    A Post-Market, Prospective, Multi-Center, Single-Arm Clinical Investigation of Phasix™ Mesh for VHWG Grade 3 Midline Hernia Repair

  • IRAS ID

    201111

  • Contact name

    Alastair Windsor

  • Contact email

    alastair.windsor@uclh.nhs.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Davol Inc.

  • Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

    NCT02720042

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    3 years, 1 months, 1 days

  • Research summary

    Phasix™ Mesh provides a physical barrier to fat or organ protrusion where patients have a hernia. The Phasix™ Mesh has been approved for use in the European market and carries the European Conformity (CE) mark and is intended to be used for the support of soft tissue where weakness exists, such as the repair of hernias. The mesh is made from a natural material that is resorbed by the body slowly over time.

    The purpose of this study is to collect data on the use of Phasix™ Mesh in hernia repair procedures of complex hernias by assessing if the patients' hernias comes back, if they have pain and discomfort, and information on the patients' general quality of life.

    Given the fact that the current literature still is rather void of evidence-based guidelines regarding optimal choice of mesh, this clinical investigation may contribute to deliver evidence on optimal choice of mesh materials in complex hernias based on the data gained from this clinical study.

  • REC name

    East Midlands - Leicester South Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    16/EM/0129

  • Date of REC Opinion

    20 Apr 2016

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion