Clinical trials: Acute Appendicitis With Rupture
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
Appendicitis
Antibiotic Treatment Alone for Acute Simple Appendicitis in Children
Appendectomy for acute appendicitis has recently been questioned as being the only correct treatment for appendicitis. Appendectomy has been reported to have significant early and late morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT01356641
- Testing
- Antibiotic treatment alone, Appendectomy
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ramon R. Gorter
Perforated Appendicitis
Diagnostic Value of Hyperbilirubinaemia as a Predictive Factor for Appendiceal Perforation in Acute Appendicitis
The values of laboratory examinations which are useful for the diagnoses of appendicitis are white blood cell count (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte blood sedimentation rate (ESR).
- Trial name
- NCT00677417
- Volunteers
- 538 people
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Appendicitis
Importance of Peritoneal Free Fluid Cultures in Acute Appendicitis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the frequency of positive free fluid cultures in both perforated and non-perforated appendicitis. In addition predictors of positive free fluid cultures will be analyzed.
- Trial name
- IFFSA (NCT01953289)
- Where
- Belgium
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Abscess, Intra-Abdominal, Abdominal Abscess
A Safety and Tolerability Study of Doripenem Compared With Meropenem in Children Hospitalized With Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of doripenem compared with meropenem in children hospitalized with complicated intra-abdominal infections.
- Conditions
- Abscess, Intra-Abdominal, Abdominal Abscess, Abdomen, Acute, Abdominal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01110382
- Testing
- Doripenem, Meropenem, Amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Argentina and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Perforated Appendicitis
The Effect of Gum Chewing on Postoperative Ileus
The purpose of this study is to see if chewing gum after surgery for perforated appendicitis will shorten the time of intestinal dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT00879294
- Testing
- Motion sickness wristband, Chewing Gum
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Acute Appendicitis, Acute Appendicitis With Rupture
Prostaglandin-E Urinary Metabolite (PGE-M) as a Predictor of Acute Appendicitis in Children
Diagnosing acute appendicitis in children remains a clinical challenge, with delayed or incorrect diagnosis potentially leading to serious complications or unnecessary surgery.
- Conditions
- Acute Appendicitis, Acute Appendicitis With Rupture, Abdominal Pain (AP)
- Trial name
- NCT07008092
- Testing
- Blood specimen collection, Urine collection
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KBC Split
Perforated Appendicitis, Covid19
Frequency of Perforated Appendicitis in Times of COVID-19
Appendicitis is one of the most common clinical conditions in general surgery. The diagnosis is usually made from clinical examination, imaging (sonography or CT) and laboratory parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT04472052
- Testing
- appendectomy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Acute Appendicitis, Acute Appendicitis With Rupture
Prioritisation of Acute Appendicitis Using Appendistat Score
Introduction Although non-operative management of acute appendicitis may be appropriate in selected cases, surgery remains the gold standard treatment.
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT07197489)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 592 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Laparoscopic Surgery, Acute Appendicitis With Rupture
Open to Laparoscopic Reverse Conversion of Perforated Appendicitis
A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Reverse Conversion (Open to Laparoscopic) in management of Acute Perforated Appendicitis
- Conditions
- Laparoscopic Surgery, Acute Appendicitis With Rupture, Sepsis, Abdominal Abscess
- Trial name
- reverse (NCT05283733)
- Testing
- reverse conversion technique
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 426 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Acute Appendicitis
Patient Time and In-hospital Delay of Surgery Association With Complicated Appendicitis
This is a retrospective observational study with its main aim of evaluating possible factors associated with complicated appendicitis.
- Trial name
- NCT04689906
- Testing
- surgery
- Volunteers
- 3,137 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Perforated Appendicitis
Hyperbilirubinemia in Acute Appendicitis as a Predictor of Perforation
It has recently been published that hyperbilirubinemia is a reliable marker for the preoperative diagnosis of perforated acute appendicitis.
- Trial name
- NCT00528138
- Testing
- Laboratory Test
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Cirujanos la Serena
Acute, Perforated Appendicitis
Povidone-iodine Irrigation for Prevention of Intra-abdominal Abscess in Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis: a Multi-center Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of intra-abdominal irrigation with povidone-iodine (PVI) versus usual care on the rate of 30-day postoperative intra-abdominal abscesses (IAA) and to determine the effect of…
- Trial name
- PAPPA (NCT04200729)
- Testing
- Irrigation with PVI, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,750 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Acute Appendicitis, Appendicitis Perforated
Bilirubin Levels to Diagnose Appendicitis and Predict Appendiceal Perforation
The goal of this study is to learn if serum bilirubin levels can aid in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and predict appendiceal perforation
- Trial name
- NCT06956638
- Testing
- Non-interventional
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences
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
Acute, Perforated Appendicitis
Dilute Povidone-iodine Irrigation vs No Irrigation for Children With Acute, Perforated Appendicitis
The goal of this study is to compare the efficacy of PVI irrigation to no irrigation for decreasing postoperative intra-abdominal abscesses in children with perforated appendicitis.
- Trial name
- NCT02664220
- Testing
- Povidone-iodine irrigation, No irrigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Perforated Appendicitis
The Management of Perforated Acute Appendicitis in Adult and Pediatric Populations
Patients admitted at Marshall Health - Cabell Huntington Hospital with the diagnosis of acute perforated appendicitis or appendicular abscess larger than 3cm will be admitted and treated with percutaneous drainage and the IV…
- Trial name
- NCT04253899
- Testing
- Appendectomy, Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Marshall University