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 (6) i.e. “pain location in the inguinal canal region and tenderness of the inguinal canal”, that was not sufficient resolved with standard conservative treatment of at least 2 months, undergoing elective TEP procedure. - Frequency sports activity >2 / week. - 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 of current pilot study is evaluate safety in terms of mesh related complications | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The efficacy of slowly-resorbable TIGR mesh by measuring pain reduction during exercise on the numeric rating scale, sport resumption, physical functioning, CPIP and recurrences of inguinal-related groin pain | — |
Contacts
Public ContactFloris den Hartog
Erasmus MC
Outcome results
None listed