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Initial Versus Delayed Operation for Treatment of Complicated Appendicitis In Children

NCT00540189 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2016-12-19

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Summary

To determine the most cost effective way to treat children with perforated appendicitis we will randomize all children presenting with perforated appendicitis to initial operation, with in 24 hours of admission, or to initial antibiotics, with or without percutaneous drainage, and subsequent interval appendectomy after 8 weeks. Our outcomes will include cost, complications, length of stay, and quality of life measures.

Conditions

  • Perforated Appendicitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Initial appendectomy

PROCEDURE

Interval appendectomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Steven W Bruch, MD, MSc · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

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