Groin Injuries in Finnish Contact Sports

NCT ID: NCT02560480

Last Updated: 2021-02-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 200 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2019-12-31

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

Groin Injury

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

groin injury (group A)

magnetic resonance imaging performed in all athletes with acute or subacute groin injury

magnetic resonance imaging

Intervention Type: DEVICE

to diagonose groin injury exactly in magnetic resonance imaging

control (group B)

magnetic resonance imaging performed in selected asymptomatic control athletes

magnetic resonance imaging

Intervention Type: DEVICE

to diagonose groin injury exactly in magnetic resonance imaging

Interventions

magnetic resonance imaging

to diagonose groin injury exactly in magnetic resonance imaging

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 16 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Orton Orthopaedic Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Mikkeli Central Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Kuopio University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Hannu EK Paajanen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Surgery, Kuopio Iniversity Hospital, Finland

Locations

Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, , Finland

Countries

Finland

References

Paajanen H, Hermunen H, Ristolainen L, Branci S. Long-standing groin pain in contact sports: a prospective case-control and MRI study. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2019 Mar 19;5(1):e000507. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000507. eCollection 2019.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 31191965 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

241/2015

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id