Status:
UNKNOWN
Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparscopic Appendectomy in Pediatric Chronic Appendicitis
Lead Sponsor:
Zunyi Medical College
Conditions:
Chronic Appendicitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-15 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This clinical trial will compare antibiotic therapy with laparoscopic appendectomy in the treatment of pediatric chronic appendicitis in china. Enrolled patients will be randomised and an allocation r...
Detailed Description
In recent years, nonoperative treatment has challenged appendectomy as a first-line treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis by demonstrating its safety and short-term efficacy in adults. Several...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients were eligible if they were between 3 and 15 years of age, and they suffered from chronic appendicitis.
- US showing hyperemia and fecalith, ≤ 1.1 cm in diameter, compressible or non-compressible, no abscess, no phlegmon or CT showing hyperemia and fecalith, fat stranding, ≤ 1.1 cm in diameter, no abscess, no phlegmon.
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) 4.gynaecological disease (all female patients consulted a gynaecologist)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03754387
Start Date
January 1 2019
End Date
January 1 2022
Last Update
November 28 2018
Active Locations (3)
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1
children's hospital of Guiyang
Guiyang, Guizhou, China, 550000
2
Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University
Zunyi, Guizhou, China, 563000
3
The first people hospital of zunyi
Zunyi, Guizhou, China, 563000