Clinical Trial

Natural History of Infants With Patent Processus Vaginalis

Study acronym: HxPPV
Active, Not Recruiting
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Summary
This will be a multi-center prospective observational study of all patients who undergo laparoscopic pyloromyotomy. Subjects who have PPV will be followed up to just before their 18th birthday through annual phone calls or emails to determine the incidence and timing of subsequent inguinal hernia.
Protocol Amendment History 8 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 8 times since 2017-02-01; most recent amendment 2026-03-03.
Status change: Recruiting → Active, Not Recruiting 2026-03-03
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT03042858
Lead Sponsor Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Collaborators: Nationwide Children's Hospital, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Chicago, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, American Family Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin, Norton Children's Hospital, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Conditions Patent Processus Vaginalis, Inguinal Hernia
Enrollment 801 participants
Start Date 2017-01
Primary Completion 2035-12 (estimated)
Study Completion 2036-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-03-05