A National Center for Persistent Severe Pain After Groin Hernia Repair
CompletedNCT03713047
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This prospective, consecutive cohort study presents nationwide 5-year outcome data on patients with severe persistent pain after groin hernia repair (SPG). The inclusion criteria were SPG-related impairment of physical and social life. Two-hundred-four out of 222 patients (92%) were analyzed. Relevant surgical records were obtained, and examinations were by standardized clinical and neurophysiological tests. Patients demonstrating pain sensitivity to pressure algometry in the groin were evaluated regarding exploratory surgery, while patients with putative neuropathic pain received pharmacotherapy. Questionnaires at baseline (Q0) and five-year (Q5Y) were used in outcome-analyses of pain-intensity (numeric rating scale \[NRS\] 0-10) and the pain-related effect on the activity-of-daily-living (Activities Assessment Scale, AAS).
Study details
- Official title
- A National Center for Persistent Severe Pain After Groin Hernia Repair: Five-year Prospective Data
- Conditions
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
- Start date
- 2010-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-09-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Severe persistent pain after groin hernia repair (activity-related or maximal pain intensity \> 7 NRS-units \[numeric rating scale 0-10\]) * Severe persistent pain after groin hernia repair-related serious impairment of working and social life. Exclusion Criteria: * Minors or persons of legally incompetence * Participants, who do not speak or understand Danish * Participants, who cannot cooperate with the investigator or the examination procedure * Recurrent hernia * Known neurological disease or disorders in the groin area of other origin * Psychiatric disease * Abuse of alcohol or drugs - according to investigator's evaluation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03713047