Preoperative Score of Inguinal Hernias. Is it Useful to Predict Outcomes

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04806828

Acronym

POINTHER

Enrollment

400

Registered

2021-03-19

Start date

2019-01-01

Completion date

2021-09-13

Last updated

2021-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Inguinal Hernia

Keywords

Inguinal Hernia, Preoperative Score, Kingsnorth Score

Brief summary

To analyze and validate a preoperative score of difficulty of inguinal hernias and its correlation with postoperative outcomes

Interventions

OTHERPreoperative classification

Score of inguinal hernia

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Male sex * Age \> 18 years * Primary inguinal hernia * Unilateral hernia * Elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

* Recurrent inguinal hernia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postoperative complications	30 days	Rate of postoperative complications

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Lenght of operation	Intraoperative	Minutes of operation
Recurrences	1 year	Recurrences during follow-up

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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