Effect of Inguinal Hernia Repair on Isokinetic Muscle Strength

The Evaluation of Trunk Muscle Strength, Quality of Life, and Neuropathic Pain Component After Two Different Inguinal Hernia Repair Techniques; A Prospective Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02871583

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-08-18

Start date

2013-12-31

Completion date

2014-10-31

Last updated

2016-08-18

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Conditions

Inguinal Hernia

Brief summary

The aim of the present prospective controlled study is to compare the trunk muscle strength, quality of life and neuropathic pain component after Lichtenstein and Kugel procedures.

Detailed description

In this study patients underwent inguinal hernia repair will be evaluated for the effect of the surgical procedure on abdominal muscle strength.

Interventions

PROCEDURElichtenstein

tension free mesh hernioplasty (lichtenstein) procedure will be applied for inguinal hernia repair

PROCEDUREKugel

preperitoneal mesh hernioplasty (Kugel) procedure will be applied for inguinal hernia repair

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Signed written informed consent * Male gender (for minimizing the certain effect of gender to muscle strength) * Patients aged 18-65 years' old * Having no previous surgery * Patients within six months to postoperative first year * Ability to speak, read, and write Turkish

Exclusion criteria

* Infections or tumors of the spine * Systemic bone or joint disorders (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis) * Unstable cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases * Polyneuropathies and musculoskeletal system diseases * Presence of a diagnosed severe psychiatric disorder * Presence of severe pain * Regular exercise habit * Recurrent operation for a hernia * Presence bilateral inguinal hernia on concurrent femoral hernia * If the calculated Body mass index is lower than 20kg/cm2 or over than 35kg/cm2

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
isokinetic muscle strength	6 - 12 months	Trunk muscle strength measurement using the Biodex System 3Pro Multi-joint System Isokinetic dynamometer. Peak torque (PT) and PT-based agonist/antagonist ratios will be used to reveal strength imbalances.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
quality of life assesment	6 -12 months	Quality of life assesment will be performed by Short Form 36 (SF-36) and The PainDETECT questionnaires (PD-Q).

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026