Inguinal-related groin pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Novus Scientific AB, Uppsala Sweden
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Athletes with inguinal-related groin pain, as defined in the Doha agreement i.e. “pain location in the inguinal canal region and tenderness of the inguinal canal”, that was not resolved with standard conservative treatment of at least 2 months, undergoing elective TEP procedure. - Age = 18 years. - Signed informed consent by patient.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Inguinal or femoral hernia. - Previous inguinal hernia surgery. - Patient with clearly more complaints due to an adductor-related groin pain instead of the inguinal-related groin pain as examined by clinician after 2 months of conservative treatment. - Existing CPIP. - Nerve entrapment as assessed by clinician. - Referred spinal pain. - Apophysitis or avulsion fracture of pelvic bone in the groin area. - Disorders to the hip joint or bursitis. - Intra-abdominal disorders including urologic, gynecologic or bowel pathology.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective is to determine the timespan until resuming full level of sport activity in athletes after TEP surgery with slowly-resorbable TIGR® mesh placement. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary objectives are to measure the rate of chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP), recurrences of inguinal-related groin pain and surgical site occurrences (SSO), defined as surgical site infection (SSI), seroma, hematoma, adhesions, fistula and foreign body reactions. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactGijs de Smet
Erasmus MC, University Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed