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CT Carcinogenic Risk in Patients With Appendicitis

NCT03776435 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1000000

Last updated 2020-02-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence rate of leukemia between CT-exposed and CT-unexposed group in patients who underwent appendectomy in South Korea.

Conditions

  • Computed Tomography
  • Carcinogenesis
  • Radiation Exposure
  • Appendicitis

Interventions

RADIATION

Abdomen CT

Patients are divided into CT-exposed or unexposed group according to the presence of claims codes of abdominopelvic CT conducted within seven days before and after appendectomy. The seven-day threshold is arbitrarily determined considering the delay in the diagnosis of appendicitis and the postoperative examination for surgical complication.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-15
Primary Completion
2020-12-15
Completion
2021-05-15

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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