A study on teaching doctors to treat strangulated hernias in children
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial is testing a new way to teach doctors how to treat a type of hernia in children. It aims to help children with a strangulated inguinal hernia, where part of the intestine gets trapped, get the right care quickly.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be under 16 years old.
- Your child must have a strangulated inguinal hernia as diagnosed by a doctor.
- Your child must be seen at a hospital in western France.
- You or your child cannot have other conditions that might look like a strangulated hernia.
- You and your child must speak French.
- Your child must be covered by French social security.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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