Clinical trials: Abdominal Sepsis
Inflammatory Response, Multi-organ Failure
Modulation of Systemic Inflammatory Response in Critically Ill Children After Glutamine Supplementation
This study aims to describe the use of glutamine supplementation in the modulation of inflammatory response in critically ill pediatric patients and to determine if this decrease leads to clinical improvement in morbidity and…
- Trial name
- NCT01367223
- Testing
- solution of amino acids supplemented with glutamine, amino acids not supplemented with glutamine
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Appendicitis
Non-operative Management of Early Appendicitis in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of non-operative management of early appendicitis in children. We hypothesize that non-operative management of early appendicitis in children with antibiotics alone will…
- Trial name
- NCT01718275
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Peter Minneci
Appendicitis
Once Daily Metronidazole for Perforated Appendicitis
The objective of this study is to determine whether administering once-daily doses of metronidazole, an intravenous (IV) antibiotic used to prevent infection in perforated appendicitis, is as effective in children as delivering…
- Trial name
- METRO (NCT02561117)
- Testing
- Metronidazole
- Sponsor
- Ahmed Nasr
Appendicitis
The Hospital Volume Relationship in Appendicectomy Outcomes
Background Appendicitis is a common condition which represents a significant resource burden for the Scottish National Health Service (NHS).
- Trial name
- NCT02018016
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Complicated Intra Abdominal Infections
Antibiotic Safety (SCAMP)
The main purpose of this study is evaluate whether it is safe or not to use various combination of antibiotics (ampicillin, metronidazole, clindamycin, piperacillin-tazobactam, gentamicin) in treating infants with complicated…
- Trial name
- SCAMP (NCT01994993)
- Testing
- ampicillin and metronidazole and gentamicin, ampicillin and gentamicin and clindamycin, gentamicin and Piperacillin- tazobactam
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez
Appendicolith, Appendicitis
Laparoscopic Appendectomy Performed by Junior SUrgeonS: Impact of 3D Visualization on Surgical Outcome
Laparoscopy has revolutionized the approach to a number of surgical problems causing a re-evaluation of several clinical strategies.
- Conditions
- Appendicolith, Appendicitis, Appendicitis With Perforation, Appendicitis Peritonitis
- Trial name
- LAPSUS (NCT03770897)
- Testing
- 3D Laparoscopic Appendectomy, 2D Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Appendicitis
Point of Care 3D Ultrasound for Pediatric Appendicitis: a Pilot Study
1. Purpose and Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of rapid acquisition of point of care 3D ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis.
- Trial name
- NCT02507674
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Appendicitis
A Randomized Controlled Trial on Wound Irrigation in Open Appendectomy.
A large retrospective study compared wound irrigation with antiseptic solution, with antimicrobial agent, and with normal saline in patients undergoing open appendectomy and concluded an evident superiority of antibiotic wound…
- Trial name
- NCT04332809
- Testing
- saline-gentamicin irrigation, saline irrigation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Pain, Appendicitis
PAINED: Project Addressing INequities in the Emergency Department
Racial and ethnic inequities in health care quality have been described across a broad range of clinical settings, patient populations, and outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pain, Appendicitis, Bias, Racial, Fractures, Bone
- Trial name
- PAINED (NCT05488080)
- Testing
- Department-level audit and feedback and electronic health record-embedded clinical decision support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22,032 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Appendicitis, Surgery
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Appendicitis Treatment Without Operation
The RIPASA score is a Clinical Prediction Rule (CPR) for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Since its inception in 2009, the RIPASA score has been validated in various population in healthcare institutions around the world and…
- Trial name
- RIPASA-TWO (NCT03169114)
- Testing
- Amikacin Injection, Appendicectomy
- Where
- Brunei
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital
Appendicitis
Comparative Study of Microwave Radiometry and Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
This study will evaluate the use of microwave radiometry in a population of patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis and treated with appendectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02108340
- Testing
- Microwave radiometry
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hippocration General Hospital
Intra-abdominal Infections
A Phase 3 Study Of Intravenous Metronidazole For Intrabdominal Infection
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety in Japanese adult subjects with Intra-abdominal/Pelvic infections receiving Metronidazole IV 1,500-2,000 mg/day in combination with ceftriaxone sodium.
- Trial name
- NCT01473836
- Testing
- Metronidazole, Ceftriaxone sodium
- Where
- 15 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Acute Appendicitis
Non-operative Treatment of Acute Non-perforated Appendicitis
Gold Standard treatment of appendicitis is appendectomy but non-operative treatment of non-perforated appendicitis with antibiotics is also under trial.
- Trial name
- NCT04030741
- Testing
- Meronem and flagyl, Appendectomy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Edward Medical University
Bacterial Infections, Intra-Abdominal Infection
Study Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics (PK), Safety, and Tolerability of Tigecycline in Patients 8 to 11 Years of Age
To determine the pharmacokinetic profile and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ascending multiple doses of tigecycline in patients aged 8 to 11 years with selected serious infections; complicated intra-abdominal…
- Conditions
- Bacterial Infections, Intra-Abdominal Infection, Pneumonia, Bacterial, Skin Diseases, Bacterial
- Trial name
- NCT00488345
- Testing
- Tygacil
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Belgium and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Cross Infection
Study Comparing Tigecycline to Imipenem/Cilastatin in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections in Hospitalized Subjects
Purpose: To provide a mechanism for the emergency use of tigecycline in the appropriate clinical situations.
- Trial name
- NCT00081744
- Testing
- Tigecycline
- Volunteers
- 850 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Appendicitis Acute
Investigation of Oxidative Stress in Appendectomy - Open Versus Laparoscopic in Childhood and Adolescence
In the planned prospective randomized study, oxidative stress will be investigated by analyzing volatile organic compounds in the exhaled air in children.
- Trial name
- OSAE (NCT03723642)
- Testing
- Initial serum malondialdehyde level, Final serum malondialdehyde level, Initial differential white blood cell count
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Appendicitis
Diagnostic Performance of C Reactive Protein and Delta CRP in Acute Appendicitis
The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is difficult and despite important advances in medical sciences, detailed patient questioning and precise medical examination are the main keystones of the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and…
- Trial name
- dCRPappend (NCT02730585)
- Testing
- C-reactive protein measurement
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Adenovirus, Anesthesia
Pharmacokinetics of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care
Understudied drugs will be administered to children per standard of care as prescribed by their treating caregiver and only biological sample collection during the time of drug administration will be involved.
- Conditions
- Adenovirus, Anesthesia, Anxiety, Anxiolysis
- Trial name
- PTN_POPS (NCT01431326)
- Testing
- The POPS study is collecting PK data on children prescribed the following drugs of interest per standard of care:
- Where
- 52 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,520 people
- Sponsor
- Daniel Benjamin
Appendicitis, Surgery
Serum Hyperbilirubinemia as an Early Predictive Factor for Complicated Appendicitis: Single Center Experience
Serum total bilirubin provides a practical guide to early assessment of suspected appendicitis, supporting faster and more proportionate decisions-earlier escalation when overall risk is high and safe observation when it is low.
- Trial name
- NCT07291882
- Testing
- Appendectomy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Acute Appendicitis
The Role of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound in Appendicitis
This study seeks to determine the efficacy of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in improving the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children, when compared to the standard grey-scale ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT03687502
- Testing
- Sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City