Long-term Follow up of Patients With Longstanding Hip and Groin Pain (Lund LHGP)

Lund University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hip Pain Chronic

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03490071

Lund LHGP

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this longitudinal cohort study including young to middle aged people with longstanding hip and groin pain (LHGP) referred to tertiary care, we will collect data of patient reported symptoms, function and quality of life three and seven years after the initial contact with orthopedic surgeon.

Full description

81 physically active patients (18-55 years) with (LHGP) who were enrolled in a cross-sectional study (Diagnosis and functional limitations in the young to middle-aged physically active population with long-standing hip/groin pain: A cross-sectional study) during the period October 2014 to January 2017 will be recruited to this longitudinal cohort study.

A research coordinator will contact the patients and provide them with written and oral information about the study. Patients who accept to participate will electronically complete the following questionnaires. The same questionnaires were included at baseline, i.e., in the cross-sectional study.

• Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS)
• HSAS - Hip Sports Activity Scale (HSAS)
• Patient Specific Functional Scale
• Medical Outcomes Study short form 36 (SF-36)
• K-10 questionnaire
• Self-Presentation in Exercise Questionnaire (SPEQ)
• Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)

Additional questions about treatment, medication, patient satisfaction and perceived change in hip function will be included.

For descriptive purposes, the mean difference (95% CI), or median (quartiles), between baseline and follow-up assessments will be used as appropriate. Separate linear regression models will be used to evaluate the change in each variable compared to baseline values.

Enrollment: 81 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

At baseline, the following inclusion and exclusion criteria were used:

Inclusion criteria:

• Unilateral or bilateral hip/groin pain >3 months
• Age 18-55 years
• No previous hip surgery

Exclusion criteria:

• Hip pathology (i.e., Perthes' disease)
• Verified moderate or severe osteoarthritis (OA) (Tönnis grade >1)
• Palpable hernia
• Low-back pain with a positive Lasègue test
• MRI-verified lower back/spine pathology (i.e., spinal stenosis, disc herniation)
• Other musculoskeletal co-morbidities overriding the hip-related symptoms and dysfunction
• Co-morbidities excluding physical activity and training
• Psycho-social disorders
• Drug abuse
• Not understanding the language of interest.