MRI Findings in Inguinal Hernia

MRI imaging in clinically evident inguinal hernia is not routinely used. In other painful inguinal conditions (such as sportsmans hernia) inflammatory changes have been detected. The aim of the present study is to determine, whether similar inflammatory changes can be detected with MRI scan in inguinal hernia. Also, patient questionaires are used preoperatively and postoperatively to determine, if preoperative pain scores can be used as a predictive value for postoperative prolonged pain/neuralgia.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pain; Inguinal Hernia
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: MRI scan

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 22
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Finland
  • Joensuu, Finland, FIN-80210
    • North Karelia Central Hospital, department of surgery

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 50 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age < 50 years
• painful inguinal hernia

Exclusion Criteria:

• conditions that do not allow the use of MRI
• conditions that prevent general anesthesia

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: study group; All patients in this study have MRI scan prior to hernia repair surgery. If inflammatory changes are present, the scan is repeated 6 months after surgery. If not, the scan is performed only if the patient has pain problems at 6 months.	Procedure: MRI scan; MRI scan with a 1,5 T MRI scanner

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Inflammatory changes in MRI scan	MRI scan is performed preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively to find possible inflammatory changes in the inguinal area, and the changes that a hernia mesh repair causes. If preoperative MRI scan does not have inflammatory changes, 6-month-MRI is only performed on-demand (if the patient is experiencing prolonged pain.	7 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain scores	Preoperative and postoperative patient questionaires are used. Preoperative values are examined to determine, if they can be used to predict postoperative pain problems.	7 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: North Karelia Central Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): December 1, 2013
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 4, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 5, 2012
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): January 6, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): June 26, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 25, 2014
• Last Verified: June 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Hernia, Abdominal; Hernia; Hernia, Inguinal
• Other Study ID Numbers: NKCH-Surg-008