TISSIUM™ Atraumatic Hernia Repair System (TAHRS) Pilot Study
Hernia
What this study involves
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- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Age range
- 18 years - 65 years
- Sex eligible
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Participants
- 78 Actual
These are starting points, not an eligibility decision. The research team must review the full requirements.
About the research
The purpose of this study is to capture preliminary clinical safety and performance on the TAHRS
Who may be able to participate?
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Key Inclusion Criteria:
1. Subject is 18 years old or older;
2. Patient willing and able to provide a signed Patient Informed Consent Form;
3. Has a midline primary ventral, umbilical or incisional hernia;
4. Scheduled for a laparoscopic IPOM hernia repair;
5. Hernia can be successfully repaired with at least a 5 cm overlap of the mesh on all sides of the defect
Key Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patient has a known or suspected hypersensitivity to the constituent polymer of the investigational device, mesh, or other surgical products (e.g., sutures);
2. BMI \> 40;
3. Patient is a current smoker, defined as self-reporting smoking more than 1 cigarette per day;
4. Patient is taking systemic immunosuppressive medications, systemic steroids, or chemotherapy at the time of informed consent;
5. Patient is pregnant, plans to become pregnant during the study period, or is breastfeeding;
6. Patient with Type 1 or uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus;
7. Patient has more than one hernia defect (to be confirmed intraoperatively);
Treatment, groups and participation
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- Assignment
- Not applicable
- Masking
- No masking
Hernia repair
There is no comparator for this study. All patients are in the treatment allocated group for hernia repair with TISSIUM™ Atraumatic Hernia Repair System (TAHRS)
Device: TISSIUM™ Atraumatic Hernia Repair System (TAHRS)
TISSIUM™ Atraumatic Hernia Repair System (TAHRS) DEVICE
The TAHRS is intended for fixation of prosthetic material to soft tissue
What researchers are measuring
Outcome measures describe what is being studied. They are not proof that a treatment works.
Primary measures
Serious Adverse Device Effect (SADEs)
Time frame: through 12 months post-surgery
Cumulative incidence of complications (CIC) related to the TAHRS including:
Infection, Chronic pain, Recurrence of hernia, Impaired/delayed healing at the surgical site(s), Allergic reaction/hypersensitivity reaction,
Secondary measures
Rate of hernia recurrence through 12 months post- surgery
Time frame: through 12 months post-surgery
Not reported in this registry record.
Review the complete result tables and limitations in the official record.
Open official results ↗Research locations (5)
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5 locations
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg [ZOL]Genk, Limburg, BelgiumStatus unknown
Imelda HospitalBonheiden, BelgiumStatus unknown
AZ Sint-JanRuddershove, BelgiumStatus unknown
CHU UCL NamurYvoir, BelgiumStatus unknown
Universitary Hospital Virgen MacarenaSeville, SpainStatus unknown
Study team and timeline
- Lead sponsor
- Tissium
- Study start
- Jul 4, 2023 Actual
- Primary completion
- Jul 4, 2026 Actual
- Study completion
- Oct 30, 2026 Actual
- First posted
- Sep 18, 2023 Actual
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026 Actual
Official study contacts
No central contact is listed. Check the locations and the official record.
Official study title
ALPHA: A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Initial Safety and Performance of the TISSIUM™ Atraumatic Hernia Repair System (TAHRS) for Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
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Retrieved: Nov 12, 2026 · Last registry update: Nov 10, 2026
