Testicular TorsionTORSADONCT07554313
Analysis of Factors Associated With Delayed Medical Consultation for Testicular Torsion Among Adolescents in the Haut-Rhin Department Between 2020 and 2025
An observational study of Testicular Torsion and Adolescent, run by Centre Hospitalier de Colmar at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 10 to 17 years, men only
- Conditions the study is for
- Testicular Torsion, Adolescent
- What is being tested?
- Questionnaire
- How many people
- 150 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 13 May 2026to 31 Dec 2026
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 10 to 17 years
- Men only
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Study population: Teenagers attending at Colmar Hospital
Who may be able to join
- 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.
Who cannot join
- 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.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
France1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Centre Hospitalier de Colmar
Colmar, 68000
Nicolas Sachnine, +33389126080, nicolassachnine@gmail.com
Dorine Combescot
About this study
Official title: Analyse Des Facteurs de Retard à la Consultation Dans Les Torsions Testiculaires Chez Les Adolescents du Haut-Rhin Entre 2020 et 2025
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."
- Conditions
- Testicular Torsion, Adolescent
- Being tested
- Questionnaire
- Medical subject headings
- Spermatic Cord Torsion
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
QuestionnaireOther
Questionnaire for Assessing Factors Associated with Delay in Seeking Medical Care for Testicular Torsion in Adolescents
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Early consultation | Patients who attended within strictly less than 6 hours of the onset of symptoms Receives: Other: Questionnaire | |
| Delayed consultation | Patients who attended within six hours or more than the onset of symptoms. Receives: Other: Questionnaire |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The presence of at least one reported barrier to accessing healthcare
The primary outcome measure is the presence of at least one reported barrier to seeking healthcare, encompassing the reasons for delay cited by patients (embarrassment or shame about discussing symptoms, fear of hospitals, fear of being a bother, downplaying symptoms, or other reasons).
Measured: Before the first attending for testicular torsion
Secondary outcomes (3)
The association between patients' prior knowledge of testicular torsion and the time taken to seek medical advice
The patient's prior awareness of the need to seek urgent medical attention in the event of acute testicular pain, assessed by a binary response (yes/no) to the questionnaire.
Measured: Before the first attending for testicular torsion
The influence of the initial perception of symptom severity on the time taken to seek medical advice.
The initial subjective perception of symptom severity, assessed using an ordinal scale in response to the question 'When these symptoms/signs first appeared, how did you perceive them?' and analysed categorically.
The scale is ranges from 0 = 'Not serious', 1 = 'Slightly serious, 2 = 'Moderately serious' to 3 = 'Extremly serious'. A higher score reflects higher perception of severity.
Measured: 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.
Immediate notification by an adult (parent or legal guardian) as soon as symptoms appear, measured as a binary variable (yes/no).
Measured: Before the first attending for testicular torsion
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Apr 2026
- Study start13 May 2026
- Primary completion30 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Testicular TorsionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 150 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Colmar
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Dorine Combescot, Study director, Hopitaux Civils de ColmarSandy Jochault-Ritz, Principal investigator, Hopitaux Civils de Colmar
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07554313
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HCC-019
- Other IDs
- ID-RCB 2026-A00381-50
- Acronym
- TORSADO
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 21 Apr 2026
- Last updated
- 20 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Analyse Des Facteurs de Retard à la Consultation Dans Les Torsions Testiculaires Chez Les Adolescents du Haut-Rhin Entre 2020 et 2025
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07554313
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TORSADO / HCC-019
- Conditions
- Testicular Torsion, Adolescent
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 150 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de ColmarUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 13 May 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 28 Apr 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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."
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Early consultation | – | Other: QuestionnairePatients who attended within strictly less than 6 hours of the onset of symptoms |
| Delayed consultation | – | Other: QuestionnairePatients who attended within six hours or more than the onset of symptoms. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 10 to 17 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- Teenagers attending at Colmar Hospital
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 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.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 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.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| QuestionnaireQuestionnaire for Assessing Factors Associated with Delay in Seeking Medical Care for Testicular Torsion in Adolescents | Other | Delayed consultation, Early consultation |
Primary outcome
The presence of at least one reported barrier to accessing healthcare
Time frame: Before the first attending for testicular torsion
The primary outcome measure is the presence of at least one reported barrier to seeking healthcare, encompassing the reasons for delay cited by patients (embarrassment or shame about discussing symptoms, fear of hospitals, fear of being a bother, downplaying symptoms, or other reasons).
3 secondary outcomes
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
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 May 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Dorine Combescot study director
Hopitaux Civils de Colmar
Sandy Jochault-Ritz principal investigator
Hopitaux Civils de Colmar
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Testicular Torsion and Adolescent, run by Centre Hospitalier de Colmar at 1 site in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Nicolas Sachnine (+33389126080, nicolassachnine@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The presence of at least one reported barrier to accessing healthcare (time frame: Before the first attending for testicular torsion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 May 2026.