Status:
COMPLETED
Finding Evidence to Treat Or Reassure in Appendicitis (FETOR)
Lead Sponsor:
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Conditions:
Appendicitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with suspected appendicitis
- Aged 5 and up to their 16th birthday on arrival to A\&E
- Patients referred to the Paediatric surgical team that have presented to the Leeds General Infirmary through A\&E, the Children's Assessment Unit, or via direct referral from another team or hospital.
- Consecutive presentations who can have some or all of VOC sampling during working week.
Exclusion
- Patients with known alternative cause of abdominal pain (e.g. known Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
- Patients who are both admitted and discharged when no researcher is available
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 30 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
58 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03248102
Start Date
August 30 2017
End Date
September 30 2019
Last Update
November 5 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, United Kingdom