Clinical trials: Acute Appendicitis
Appendicitis, Children
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Patient Activation Tool in Pediatric Appendicitis (Antibiotics Alone vs. Appendectomy)
The purpose of this study is to determine if a patient activation tool (PAT) can improve decision making and patient centered outcomes in pediatric patients with appendicitis and their caregivers choosing between antibiotics…
- Trial name
- Appy-PAT (NCT02110485)
- Testing
- Patient Activation Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Peter Minneci
Appendicitis
Role of Wound Irrigation After Appendectomy
Surgical site infection is a common problem after open appendectomy. Irrigation of the surgical wound by topical antibiotics has been devised as a measure to reduce the incidence of wound infection.
- Trial name
- NCT03773224
- Testing
- Irrigation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
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
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
Abdominal Pain, Testicle Pain
Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis, Ovary Torsion and Inflammation, and Testicular Torsion and Inflammation by Infrared Thermography
Thermal, or infrared, energy is the part of electromagnetic radiation that an observer perceives as heat. Infrared thermography allows us to visualize temperature distribution of the human body and has been used in medical…
- Trial name
- NCT01079650
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis
Efficacy of Non Operative Treatment With Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid Versus Surgical Treatment in Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children
The majority of children with uncomplicated acute appendicitis may be considered for either a non-operative or an operative management.
- Trial name
- NACAC (NCT07587450)
- Testing
- Amoxi Clavulanate, appendicectomy
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 724 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Acute Appendicitis, Acute Cholecystitis
Web-based International Register of Emergency Surgery and Trauma
The WIRES-T project (Web-based International Registry of Emergency General Surgery and Trauma) has been set up to allow to all the EGS (Emergency General Surgery) and Trauma surgeons to register their activity and to obtain a…
- Conditions
- Acute Appendicitis, Acute Cholecystitis, Acute Diverticulitis, Post-operative Complications
- Trial name
- WIRES-T (NCT03643718)
- Testing
- Emergency General Surgery
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- A.O. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
Appendicitis Acute, Peritonitis
Appendicitis in Adults and Children in France-A Prospective Study by the French Surgical Association Multicenter Cohort
Acute appendicitis still represents a surgical challenge, despite profound changes in practice in recent decades. The objective of this study was comprehensively document current surgical practices aimed at improving the…
- Trial name
- APPEA (NCT04214340)
- Testing
- evaluation of practices
- Volunteers
- 2,285 people
- Sponsor
- Association Francaise de Chirurgie
Appendicitis
Open Versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy
The aim of this prospective randomized trial is to compare the feasibility of open with laparoscopic appendectomy in suspected acute appendicitis.
- Trial name
- NCT00908804
- Testing
- open appendectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- Finland
- Sponsor
- North Karelia Central Hospital
Appendicitis
Perioperative Pain Management of Pediatric Appendectomy Patients
Acute appendicitis is the most common illness that brings pediatric patients to the hospital for surgical treatment. Abdominal pain is the symptom because of which the patients go to the hospital.
- Trial name
- umpikipu (NCT02580487)
- Testing
- appendicectomy
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Appendicitis
Appendicectomy Skin Closure Technique: Changing Paradigms (ASC)
To compare the results associated with two different skin closure techniques in open appendectomy. 200 patients were included after acute appendicitis diagnosis in emergency department.
- Trial name
- ASC (NCT02625987)
- Testing
- Continuous intradermic stitch, Separated stitches
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- María Valeria Jiménez Baez
Surgery
Acute Appendicitis in Foreign Workers of Northern Israel
To Compare the outcome to acute appendicitis in foreign workers to the native patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04895163
- Testing
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Appendicitis
Open Appendectomy Versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy
1. Laparoscopic appendectomy may not be a superior procedure when compared with open appendectomy; 2. Various modifications in laparoscopic appendectomy procedure may reduce the technical diffuculty and overall costs.
- Trial name
- NCT01260064
- Testing
- Open appendectomy, Laparoscopic appendectomy with metal endoclips, Laparoscopic appendectomy with suture ligation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital
Appendicitis
Appendectomy Versus Non-Operative Treatment For Acute Non-Perforated Appendicitis in Children
Rationale and Aim: The standard treatment for acute appendicitis in children is appendectomy. An increasing body of evidence from the adult literature suggests that acute appendicitis may be treated effectively with antibiotics…
- Trial name
- APPY (NCT02687464)
- Testing
- Non-operative treatment, Appendectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 978 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Appendicitis Acute, Postoperative Sore Throat, Cough, Hoarseness
Effect of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Management on Postoperative Sore Throat in Pediatric Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study is to compare two different ways of adjusting the air-filled cushion (cuff) of the breathing tube used during general anesthesia in children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy (closed…
- Conditions
- Appendicitis Acute, Postoperative Sore Throat, Cough, Hoarseness, Airway Complications, Respiratory Complications
- Trial name
- NCT07678086
- Testing
- Pressure Transducer, Traditional Palpation Method
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Appendicitis
Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator (pARC) in Children With Appendix Ultrasounds
Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common condition requiring emergency surgery in children. At a network of institutions nationwide, a tool called the pediatric appendicitis risk calculator (pARC)1 is being studied to assess…
- Trial name
- NCT03522233
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Appendicitis
Finding Evidence to Treat Or Reassure in Appendicitis (FETOR)
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in childhood. Despite access to current diagnostic modalities, diagnosis may be challenging since the child may have difficulty in articulating symptoms.
- Trial name
- FETOR (NCT03248102)
- Testing
- Blowing into the mouthpiece
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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
Appendicitis, Acute, Appendectomy
Video-Based Grading of Intraoperative Adverse Events in Pediatric Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children, and laparoscopic appendectomy is its standard treatment. Although intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) are recognized as an important determinant of surgical…
- Conditions
- Appendicitis, Acute, Appendectomy, Intraoperative Complications, Patient Safety
- Trial name
- PedAppy-iAE (NCT07794618)
- Testing
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Burak Doğan, MD
Appendicitis Acute
Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy Prospective Randomized Control Study
laparoscopic versus open appendectomy prospective randomized control study.Both surgical methods are safe and well established in clinical practice but there has been a controversy about which surgical procedure is the most…
- Trial name
- NCT05611489
- Testing
- Open appendectomy, Conventional Lap appendectomy
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Abanoub Atif Fawzy