TY - JOUR T1 - Minimum reporting standards for clinical research on groin pain in athletes JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 775 LP - 781 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094839 VL - 49 IS - 12 AU - Eamonn Delahunt AU - Kristian Thorborg AU - Karim M Khan AU - Philip Robinson AU - Per Hölmich AU - Adam Weir Y1 - 2015/06/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/12/775.abstract N2 - Groin pain in athletes is a priority area for sports physiotherapy and sports medicine research. Heterogeneous studies with low methodological quality dominate research related to groin pain in athletes. Low-quality studies undermine the external validity of research findings and limit the ability to generalise findings to the target patient population. Minimum reporting standards for research on groin pain in athletes are overdue. We propose a set of minimum reporting standards based on best available evidence to be utilised in future research on groin pain in athletes. Minimum reporting standards are provided in relation to: (1) study methodology, (2) study participants and injury history, (3) clinical examination, (4) clinical assessment and (5) radiology. Adherence to these minimum reporting standards will strengthen the quality and transparency of research conducted on groin pain in athletes. This will allow an easier comparison of outcomes across studies in the future. ER -