Quality of Life of female working age patients after operative therapy of a groin Hernia

Quality of Life of female working age patients after operative therapy of a groin Hernia - QuaLiHern

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017536

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-01-15

Start date

2019-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

K40

Interventions

Group 1: Quality of life and hip performance in female patients after surgical treatment of groin hernia between 18 and 67 years of age. Group 2: Quality of life and hip performance in male patients a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 73 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Group 1: - female patients of the clinic who have signed a consent to be included in the herniamed registry and to be contacted - surgery after completion of the 18th and before completion of the 67th year of life Group 2: - male patients of the clinic who have signed a consent to be admitted to the herniamed registry and to be contacted - matching with patients of group 1 according to a) date of surgery (+/- 3 months) b) age (+/- 2 years) c) hernia classification established during surgery d) BMI at surgery divided into four groups corresponding to WHO categories: Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), Normal (BMI from 18.5 to < 25.0 kg/m2), Overweight (BMI from 25.0 to < 30 kg/m2) and Obessive (BMI from 30 kg/m2) e) surgical method used (open or laparoscopic) f) classification as a primary or recurrent hernia Group 3: - female patients who are elective inpatients in treatment at the clinic - are not operated on the groin or abdomen - age between 18 and 67 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - insufficient German language skills - refusal to participate in the investigation - neurological deficits of the lower extremity - hip prosthesis on the body side treated for a hernia - previous death of the patient group 3 additionally: no surgery on abdomen, hips and pelvis in the previous year

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life of female patients after herniotomy, determined from results of the SF-36, COMI and CCS questionnaires (Core Outcome Measures Index for Hernias (COMI), Carolinas Comfort Scale (CCS)) and Performance in the hip joint of female patients after herniotomy, determined as mobility in degrees (abduction, external and internal rotation, flexion and extension) and force (in the respective direction of movement). Patients are invited to one study visit to the surgical clinic between September 2019 and January 2020.	—

Measure

Time frame

Quality of life of female patients after herniotomy, determined from results of the SF-36, COMI and CCS questionnaires (Core Outcome Measures Index for Hernias (COMI), Carolinas Comfort Scale (CCS)) and Performance in the hip joint of female patients after herniotomy, determined as mobility in degrees (abduction, external and internal rotation, flexion and extension) and force (in the respective direction of movement). Patients are invited to one study visit to the surgical clinic between September 2019 and January 2020.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary aim is to investigate whether the German versions of the CCS and COMI questionnaires also provide valid and reliable results in a female cohort.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactVerena Uslar

Universitätsklinik für Viszeralchirurgie, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Pius-Hospital Oldenburg

verena.uslar@uol.de0441 229 1490

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026