Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
NCT04168866

Operative Versus Non-Operative Management for Appendicitis With Abscess or Phlegmon

Led by Yale University · Updated on 2025-08-29

180

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

511 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The investigators aim to determine if early operative intervention is superior to non-operative management for adult patients with computerized tomography (CT)-proven complicated appendicitis with phlegmon or abscess.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Operative Versus Non-Operative Management for Appendicitis With Abscess or Phlegmon

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Complicated appendicitis with presumed perforation on CT scan and phlegmon or abscess larger than 2 centimeters
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Antibiotic treatment for more than 24 hours before enrollment
  • Attempted drainage before randomization
  • Pregnancy
  • Allergy to beta-lactam or quinolone antibiotics requiring alternative treatment
  • Previous major abdominal surgery by laparotomy
  • Hospitalization within 2 weeks before randomization
  • Septic shock at admission
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Acute kidney failure requiring dialysis

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06512

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Research Team

K

Kevin Schuster, MD, MPH

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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