PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Delahunt, Eamonn
AU  - Thorborg, Kristian
AU  - Khan, Karim M
AU  - Robinson, Philip
AU  - Hölmich, Per
AU  - Weir, Adam
TI  - Minimum reporting standards for clinical research on groin pain in athletes
AID  - 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094839
DP  - 2015 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 775--781
VI  - 49
IP  - 12
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/12/775.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/12/775.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2015 Jun 01; 49
AB  - 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.