Status:
COMPLETED
Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Chronic Right Lower Abdominal Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Maxima Medical Center
Conditions:
Chronic or Recurrent Appendicitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
15-45 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
It is questionable whether elective appendectomy can effectively reduce pain in persistent or recurrent lower abdominal quadrant pain due to chronic appendicitis. A single centre randomised double-bl...
Detailed Description
Forty patients were randomised, 18 patients had a laparoscopic appendectomy and 22 patients had a laparoscopic inspection only. The postoperative pain scores were significantly different favouring app...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients were eligible if they were between 15 and 45 years of age, and if they suffered from chronic or recurrent right lower abdominal quadrant pain for more than three months. They were to experience continuous pain, or should have endured at least one pain attack in the month prior to inclusion.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria consisted of (a history of) chronic back pain, previous abdominal surgery (with the exception of diagnostic laparoscopies or a laparoscopic sterilization), specific gastro-intestinal entities (such as inflammatory bowel disease) and gynaecological disease (all female patients consulted a gynaecologist). Routine laboratory investigations included hemoglobin rate, serum leukocyte count and differentiation, C-Reactive Protein concentration, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, faeces cultures and urine sedimentation. Barium contrast studies of the colon were done in all patients, abdominal ultrasound or enteroclysis on discretion. Finally, exclusion was possible when diagnostic laparoscopy revealed abnormalities (see below).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 1994
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00413855
Start Date
September 1 1994
End Date
June 1 2005
Last Update
December 20 2006
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