Status:
UNKNOWN
A Randomized Controlled Trial on Wound Irrigation in Open Appendectomy.
Lead Sponsor:
Mansoura University
Conditions:
Appendicitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A large retrospective study compared wound irrigation with antiseptic solution, with antimicrobial agent, and with normal saline in patients undergoing open appendectomy and concluded an evident super...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The study included patients of both genders aging between 16 and 65 years who presented to the emergency department with acute appendicitis. Acute appendicitis was diagnosed by clinical examination and intraoperative findings and the diagnosis was confirmed with histopathologic examination of the removed appendix.
Exclusion
- Patients with appendicular mass, appendicular abscess, appendicitis associated with generalized peritonitis, acute abdomen due to other causes as revealed intraoperatively, patients with normal appendix as revealed intraoperatively and after histopathologic examination, patients taking long course of steroid therapy or immunosuppressive treatment, and patients unwilling to participate in the trial.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
208 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04332809
Start Date
January 1 2019
End Date
April 30 2020
Last Update
April 3 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Mansoura university hospital
Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, 35516