The Management of Sportsman's Groin Hernia in Professional and Amateur Soccer Players

Sportsman's Groin Hernia Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Study, Based on Medical Record and Questionnaire, Investigate the Management of Sportsman's Groin Hernia in Professional and Amateur Soccer Players -Results of the Follow-up in Our Department and a Comparison the Medical Literature

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01752387
• Other study ID #: EMC-0133-12
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 2, 2012
• Last updated: June 11, 2015
• Start date: June 2006
• Est. completion date: August 2012

Study information

• Verified date: November 2012
• Source: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the surgical treatment for sportsman's hernia in our department to the current literature. Our hypothesis is that combined solution for the two major problems that cause pain in this syndrome - repair the weakness in the posterior wall of the inguinal canal with "tension free" technique (mesh repair) and reducing the muscle strain on the abdominal wall by cutting, partially, the tendon of the external oblique muscle, will shorten the time to return to full physical activity in soccer players.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 246
• Est. completion date: August 2012
• Est. primary completion date: January 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 14 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Soccer players who reffered to our clinic

• soccer players diagnosed with sportsman's hernia

• Failure of conservative treatment

• Underwent conventional surgery for sportsman's hernia in our department

• Completed the follow-up in our clinic

• age : 14-40

• male and female

Exclusion Criteria:

• soccer players who were diagnosed of had there surgery in other places

• soccer players who recover after conservative treatment

Study Design

Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hernia
• Sportsman's Groin Hernia

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	time to return to full physical activity		2 month	No
Secondary	pain after the surgery		1 week, 2 weeks and 4-6 month	No