🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-01-16

Assessment of GORE® SYNECOR Biomaterial in Focused Patient Populations and Long-Term Application (NCT05094089)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: W.L.Gore & Associates

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The SYN 20-01 Study is a non-interventional, prospective, multicenter, multicohort, international, post-market clinical investigation looking into the assessment of GORE® SYNECOR Biomaterial in focused patient populations and in long-term application. Patients with ventral / incisional hernia amenable to hernia mesh repair will be enrolled into two cohorts (US and EU cohort) and followed-up over the period of 60 months.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia

Age range: 18 Years to 80 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (15 Sites)

  • Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia
  • Tufts Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Corewell Health — Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Lovelace Women's Hospital — Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Stony Brook University Hospital — Stony Brook, New York
  • Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center — Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital — Greenville, South Carolina
  • Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center — Mechanicsville, Virginia
  • Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara — Baggiovara,
  • Vincenzo Monaldi Hospital — Naples,
  • Sapienza Università di Roma — Roma,
  • University Hospital Virgen Macarena - Department of General And Digestive Surgery — Seville,
  • Hospital Quirón Salud-Sagrado Corazón — Seville,
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham — Birmingham,
  • Walsall Manor Hospital — Walsall,

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

Explore by condition: All Hernia, Ventral clinical trials

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗