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Treatment of Abdominal Abscesses With or Without Fibrinolysis

NCT01597336 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2015-02-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the utility of fibrinolysis when draining an abdominal abscess as defined by length of stay after drainage.

Conditions

  • Abdominal Abscess
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tissue plasminogen activator abscess flush

Thirteen ml of 10% tPA in saline at time of drain and twice daily thereafter.

PROCEDURE

Saline flush of abscess

Thirteen ml of saline is used to flush abscess at time of drain placement and twice daily thereafter.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shawn D St. Peter, MD · Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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