External Validation of COMI-Hernia Score for Assessing Postoperative Quality of Life After Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034346

Enrollment

250

Registered

2024-10-18

Start date

2024-09-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

inguinal hernia

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective single-arm analysis of all patients who underwent inguinal hernia surgery between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2020.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clinical diagnosis of groin hernia (primary or recurrent hernia) Signed informed consent Fluency in German

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hernia incarceration Emergency hernia repair Condition after groin radiation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- What: Reliability of the COMI-Hernia Score for measuring postoperative quality of life - When: - T0: Preoperative (immediately before surgery) - T1: 3 months post-surgery - T2: 6 months post-surgery - T3: 12 months post-surgery - T4: 24 months post-surgery - How: Administration of the COMI-Hernia questionnaire, which assesses pain, functionality, and overall quality of life.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- What: Correlation of the COMI-Hernia Score with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain. - When: Concurrently with the assessments of the primary endpoint at times T0, T1, T2, T3, and T4. - How: Use of the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to quantitatively measure the degree of pain.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFraidoon Nazemi

BAG Nazemi Fröhlig

nazemi@rodgau-praxis.de01751114739

Outcome results

None listed

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