🏛️ Verified NIH Protocol • Sourced via U.S. National Library of Medicine (Last Synced: 2026-08-19)

Impact of Biosynthetic Mesh on Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

🟢 Recruiting Protocol / Phase N/A ⚙️ Medical Device Protocol Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

🩺 Protocol Summary

The aim of this study is to find out if using a certain kind of mesh can reduce the chances of hiatal hernias coming back after anti-reflux surgery. Participants undergoing antireflux surgery will be assigned to one of two groups, a group that has surgery with mesh, or a group that has surgery without mesh.

Primary Research Facility: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine (Los Angeles, California)

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Healthy adult volunteer with no active chronic exclusionary medical conditions?

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📍 Primary Site Map

Site: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine — Los Angeles, California

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (6 Sites)

Multi-Center Trial

This protocol is enrolling participants across multiple clinical centers:

1. University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine — Los Angeles, California

2. Louisiana State University School of Medicine — New Orleans, Louisiana

3. Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri

4. NYU Langone Health — New York, New York

5. Weill Cornell Medicine — New York, New York • Contact: (646) 962-5250

6. Lenox Hill Hospital — New York, New York

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🏛️ Official Government Provenance

NIH ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Record

NCT Identifier: NCT06444347 • Last Synced: 2026-08-19

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