Groin Injuries in Finnish Contact Sports

Groin Injury Clinical Trial

— Finngroin  

Official title:

Groin Injuries in Finnish Contact Sports: Prospective 2-year Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02560480
• Other study ID #: 241/2015
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 2015
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: August 2019
• Source: Kuopio University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The prevalence of acute and chronic groin injuries in athletes is between 5 and 10 %. This observational case-control study follows three contact sport teams (soccer, ice-hockey and bandy) for two years to find out the prevalence and reasons for groin pain. Clinical examination, pain scores and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are performed. Hip and groin questionnaire (HAGOS) is used to determine severity of groin injuries.

Description:

The prevalence of chronic groin pain in athletes and physically active adults is between 5 and 10 %. Common causes include adductor tendonitis, musculus rectus abdominis tendopathy, osteitis pubis (edema on MRI scans at pubic symphysis) or disruption of the posterior wall of inguinal canal or iliopsoas muscle. This observational case-control study follows three contact sports team (male soccer, ice-hockey and bandy) for two years to find out prevalence of acute and chronic groin pain. Adult (>18 years old) male athletes with acute or chronic groin pain during the study pediod are included. Outcome measures are clinical examination, pain scores, exact diagnosis and repeated pelvic MRI (two times) are performed in each patients and three control atheletes in each team. Hip and groin questionnaire (HAGOS) is used to determine the severity of groin injuries. The end-points of study are prevalence of groin injuries and exact diagnosis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 16 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• acute (1-30 days) groin injury

• subacute or chronic groin injury (lasting >30 days)

• pain in the groin or hip area

Exclusion Criteria:

• inguinal hernia

• postoperative pain

• metallic plates or screws in the pelvis (MRI impossible)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Groin Injury
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Device:
• magnetic resonance imaging
to diagonose groin injury exactly in magnetic resonance imaging

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	Kuopio University Hospital	Kuopio

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kuopio University Hospital	Mikkeli Central Hospital, Orton Orthopaedic Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	prevalence of acute groin injury		2 years