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Urinary 5-HIAA for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Children, Does it Help?

NCT04527263 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 191

Last updated 2020-08-26

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Summary

it is randomized control study. two groups of children (n=191) were divided into two groups A and B. Group A included children subjected to the classical protocol of diagnosis of acute appendicitis. this protocol consisted of pediatric appendicitis score evaluation, pelvi abdominal ultrasound and measurement of serum CRP. Group B, children had the same previous assessment plus measurement of urinary 5-HIAA.

Conditions

  • Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Children

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

measurement of urinary 5-HIAA

urinary assessment of 5-HIAA

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tanta University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mohammad G Mohammad · Tanta University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-02
Primary Completion
2020-07-01
Completion
2020-07-02

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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