Analysis of Factors Associated With Delayed Medical Consultation for Testicular Torsion Among Adolescents in the Haut-Rhin Department Between 2020 and 2025
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Questionnaire.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Testicular Torsion, Adolescent. Basic parameters: 10 years — 17 years · Male.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
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Official title
Analyse Des Facteurs de Retard à la Consultation Dans Les Torsions Testiculaires Chez Les Adolescents du Haut-Rhin Entre 2020 et 2025
Overview
The objective of this observational study is to identify the factors that influence whether or not an adolescent seeks immediate medical attention upon the onset of symptoms of testicular torsion. The main question it aims to answer is as follows: What factors are associated with a delay in seeking medical care-defined as a time interval of 6 hours or more between the onset of symptoms and the first visit to Colmar Hospital-among adolescents aged 10 to 18 who underwent surgery for testicular torsion? Participation in this study involves completing a questionnaire: the "Questionnaire for Assessing Factors Associated with Delay in Seeking Medical Care for Testicular Torsion in Adolescents."
Interventions
- Other Questionnaire
Questionnaire for Assessing Factors Associated with Delay in Seeking Medical Care for Testicular Torsion in Adolescents
Primary outcome measures
- The presence of at least one reported barrier to accessing healthcare [Time frame: Before the first attending for testicular torsion]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- The association between patients' prior knowledge of testicular torsion and the time taken to seek medical advice [Time frame: Before the first attending for testicular torsion]
- The influence of the initial perception of symptom severity on the time taken to seek medical advice. [Time frame: Before the first attending for testicular torsion]
- The role of those close to the individual, particularly parents or legal guardians, in the decision to seek medical advice. [Time frame: Before the first attending for testicular torsion]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients who underwent surgery for suspected testicular torsion between 2020 and 2025 in the Paediatric Surgery Department of the Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, following admission via the Paediatric A\&E Department of the same hospital;
- Patients aged between 10 and 17 years at the time of admission;
- Participants who, after being informed, do not object to the use of their data for the purposes of this research;
- Holders of parental authority who, after being informed, do not object to the use of their children's data for the purposes of this research.
Exclusion criteria
- Any intraoperative diagnosis other than testicular torsion (e.g. hydatid torsion);
- Patients who cannot read and/or understand French;
- Participants or legal guardians who have expressed their refusal to take part in the study;
- Unusable patient records: insufficient data.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
Study locations
France · 1 center
- Centre Hospitalier de Colmar — Colmar
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07554313 · HCC-019 · ID-RCB 2026-A00381-50