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Emergency Department CT Scanning for Appendicitis

NCT00734825 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 244

Last updated 2012-06-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare IV contrast only vs. IV and oral contrast Computed Tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adult patients in our emergency department. A secondary purpose will be to design a specific CT for appendicitis protocol at our institution at the conclusion of this study.

Conditions

  • Appendicitis

Interventions

OTHER

Omnipaque

oral contrast for CT scan

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • WellSpan Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew Kepner, MD · WellSpan Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2010-09-30

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